Posted on 09/02/2020 6:03:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Across Pennsylvania — especially in rural communities — tens of thousands of yard signs supporting Joe Biden have popped up as his fans try to replicate how President Trump showed his growing support in the state when he was campaigning in 2016. And, just as quickly, some of those signs have been vanishing.
It usually happens in the dark of night, local Democrats say, but sometimes in daylight. Sometimes entire streets or neighborhoods are cleared. Pro-Biden Facebook groups have devoted long threads to strategies for deterring sign snatchers — one suggestion involves clear hair gel and pesky glitter, another electrifying the metal frame with a car battery.
While sign thefts are a problem every election year for candidates of both parties — and are an ongoing source of headaches for campaign staffers and party officials — some Democrats in Pennsylvania and several other states insist it’s worse for them this year and illustrates the emotional intensity of the coming election. While there are examples of Trump signs also disappearing, there hasn’t been the same level of public outcry.
Campaign staffers frequently roll their eyes at the utility of campaign signs, preferring to spend their time and money on higher-tech sales pitches. But as the Trump campaign proved in 2016, signs can create a momentum for a candidate all on their own, persuading people that siding with a candidate, even a controversial one, is safe.
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I was there and there is next to nothing for Biden there. Trump signs are everywhere.
Unlike leftists, we Conservatives actually believe in Freedom of Speech. I may despise Biden, but I would never trespass on another persons property to vandalize, or steal a Biden sign.
I was just there and there are next to no Biden signs.
This is FAKE news. I displayed Trump bumper sticker my car in 2016, but no bumper sticker or yard sign this year. I do not want to be vandalized. I see very few Trump signs here in NE Florida coastal town.
I know. I was just there and all I saw were 2 Biden signs next to many Trump signs,
What a crock. They’re probably putting signs on random yards then complaining when owners remove them.
I live in leftist heaven, Arlington County, VA and there are two — TWO — Biden signs within 5 blocks.
I’ve seen one Biden flag in Slatington. That’s all though.
As always, the real story is the exact opposite.
Manufactured news.
perhaps the property owners didn’t want the sign in their yards.
Biden spokesman: we can’t keep yard sins in stock. As fast as they go out, Trump supporters remove them every night! And vote for Joe, he won’t ban fracking!
Boy, I’d like to know where. Here in semi-rural southwestern PA, you’d have to move two Trump signs to make room for another one. I’ve never seen anything like it. There are already more Trump signs today than the day before the election in 2016. I’ve seen maybe 4 Biden signs in my travels, and THOUSANDS of Trump signs.
The left has been stealing and defacing Republican signs for years, with nary a peep of protest from the media.
The tell is the claim that it’s in rural areas. BS, Trump has huge support in the rural areas
And not a single Ring doorbell video at any of the scenes, huh? Color me skeptical.
Maybe the good people of Pennsylvania are putting up Biden signs to protect their property from the Antifa mob.
Say, does The Post have any comment on the Democrats who loot, burn, and attack people all across the country?
Didn't think so.
That's because they were all stolen. /sarc.
I’m in the suburb just west of Minneapolistan. I have seen one Biden yard sign.
Daffy Joe’s people are putting them up and the homeowners are removing them?!
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