Nayarit Politician Makes #campaignhashtag His Official Campaign Hashtag - Denies Mistake Josh Robbins - IBTimes UK
go to original May 27, 2017

Javier Zapata 'campaign hashtag' billboard (Twitter/#campaignhashtag)

A politician in Mexico, running to be a state governor of Nayarit, has denied mistakenly using dummy text on promotional billboards.

Javier Zapata, of the fringe Social Encounter Party, insists that he intended to run on the campaign hashtag "#hashtagcampana", which translates as: "#campaignhashtag".

Last weekend billboards adorned with Zapata's face shot up around the Pacific Coast state ahead of the 4 June gubernatorial elections.

They showed the socially conservative candidate looking earnestly out towards his electorate, his name in large letters and, underneath, the unlikely hashtag.

The billboards attracted instant mockery online.

But Zapata has attempted to ride out the criticism, insisting that the uber-literal hashtag was intended and, what's more, makes a profound political point. His team has continued to employ the hashtag in their campaign.

If it was an intentional move then it is nothing short of genius – Zapata's campaign is getting far more visibility than would be expected for an outside candidate standing for a new party founded by evangelical Christians.

Even Netflix had fun with the #campaignhashtag concept – mocking up a Frank Underwood advertisement ahead of the new House of Cards series.



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