Great investigation!
Yeah, it is kind of obvious, isn’t it? That was what hit me right off the bat.
I was friends with many in the DC Chapter of FR, and they opened their houses to me when I visited (I was about eight hours away and drove down a few times a year)
I have always been interested in how people express themselves with graphics, slogans, and signs, and from day one, I saw that while Leftists are supposed to be the most creative ones (if you believe their propaganda) they seemed too lazy or uninspired to create their own.
It was my impression the Leftists were bussed in (almost all conservatives got there on their own) and were given their pre-printed signs when they got off the bus (nearly all signs carried by conservatives were witty and well constructed with a real, well thought out pointed message.
The only exception was the DC Chapter of Free Republic which counter-protested the Move-On and Code Pinko types outside Walter Reed Hospital, and since they did that EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT for at LEAST ten years, that could have gotten expensive, so...they always had a bunch of pre-printed signs supporting the military that could be handed out to the people to stand on the side of the road.
But I had great fun at the Gathering Of Eagles I and II, and the 2012 March on Washington...I gained a new respect for our side in enjoying their signs and messages!
Hehehehe...I remember someone had put up signs on the Porta-Potties that said something like “Enter here to vote for Obama” and such...:)