Tyler has repeatedly advocated for local businesses making more money. On the record. Multiple witnesses. When pressed, he doubled down and said it should be 'easier, not harder.' Extreme.
Tyler believes computers should be used for marketing. Not decorative purposes. Not paperweights. Marketing. He has built entire platforms on this radical premise, including — investigators confirm — a client portal, in-house, for Durango specifically.
Investigators have discovered an alarming quantity of AI technology on the premises. Rice deploys it to do 'the boring parts' so local business owners can run their actual businesses. The machines are, reportedly, 'quite helpful.' That's exactly what worries us.
Tyler has maintained an ongoing relationship with Google for years. Search. Maps. Reviews. Ads. Analytics. When his clients show up first, he calls it 'local SEO.' The Committee calls it 'showing up first,' which we admit is the same thing.
He has accounts on several platforms. He posts on them. Some of the posts perform well. We are monitoring the situation.
We don't even know where to begin. Five strings. Public performances. An eleven-minute song with no call to action. See Case File 001. Honestly, see all of them.
Tyler Rice (Candidate)
What he promises Durango businesses
- More customers for local businesses
- Websites that load fast and actually work
- AI that quietly does the boring parts
- Local SEO built for Durango, not for everywhere
- A human who answers the phone
Tyler Rice (Rebuttal)
What he refuses to walk back
- Will not stop playing 5-string banjo
- Refuses to deny any of the allegations
- Funds the committee that is attacking him
- Has never once tracked a banjo solo conversion
- Says 'the bow tie years were a good era'
THE CHOICE IS YOURS
A man this committed to local business cannot be reasoned with. He can only be stopped — or hired. Those are the options.