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Kelowna man wins a council seat with signs saying 'Fine. I'll do it' and 'How hard could it be?'
The joke campaign had a serious candidate behind it; Daily Hive asked him why.
Brady Rogers, 33, won a seat on the city council in Kelowna, British Columbia, in the Oct. 17 municipal election after a campaign of self-mocking signs such as "How hard could it be?", "Fine. I'll do it" and "Under 60!", Daily Hive and IBTimes UK report. IBTimes says he placed fourth of 37 candidates for eight seats, with more than 12,600 votes.
Rogers, a former robotic automation engineer who runs a downtown shop, told Daily Hive he had conflicted feelings about politics and thought that "genuine tension was a great place to start a campaign." He acknowledged the signs sought attention, saying he wanted it because he has meaningful things to say.