stitches for sympathy votes

Owner of Dog That Bit Michigan Politician Lets Her Put Campaign Sign on His Lawn

CAMBRIDGE, MA - MARCH 06: A voter enters a polling station to cast their ballot in today's
CAMBRIDGE, MA - MARCH 06: A voter enters a polling station to cast their ballot in today’s “Super Tuesday” Republican presidential primary at the Lexington Avenue Fire House March 6, 2012 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Eleven states hold their primaries today with 424 delegates at stake in the contest for the Republican nomination for the presidency. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Photo: Win McNamee/2012 Getty Images

While door-to-door campaigning on Wednesday, Michigan state candidate Ann Doyle was bit three times by a dog, which caused her to black out. The AP reports that the “distressed” owner immediately agreed to let her stick a campaign sign in his lawn, ushering in a new era of American electioneering where “stitches for sympathy votes” is a viable strategy.

Michigan Candidate Bit By Dog Now a Vote Richer