Yesterday, a fancy mailing arrived from Independent candidate for Governor Scott Lee Cohen.

The best side is one with the headline

There is a Better Choice…

Above the headline are six stick figures holding signs saying,

CAREER
POLITICIAN

On the address side, one can see why it arrived so early:

Early voting is emphasized on the address side of the mailing.

Early Voting Begins October 11, 2010!

“New Leadership for a New Direction” appears above the address.

On the left are all sorts of ways to contact the candidate.

Inside the candidate’s name is in the largest print, right at the top.

Beneath is “NOT a Career Politician.”

You can click on any of the images to make them large enough to read.

Below is what is inside:

Here’s what the CNN-Time poll is saying about the Governor’s race: