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King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 06:19 AM Sep 2020

Observations from my neck of the woods (New England)

I was in NH on Thursday, driving through the Trump belt of New England.
I noticed tons of signs for politicians in local state elections, but only 2 places
sporting Trump signs. . . he has become a political leper up there.

In Massachusetts, my home state, Trump signs are as scarce as hen's teeth --
but there are plenty of BLM yard signs.

I also saw a great bumper sticker (aka Bumpah Stickah) -- BYE DON 2020.

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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
1. I have always found yard signs
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 06:23 AM
Sep 2020

A good barometer. (Except in my case where anyone I’ve ever supported with a yard sign loses) What you are Seeing is good news.

sazemisery

(2,608 posts)
2. Reporting from Central MA
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 06:24 AM
Sep 2020

Plenty of Orange Asshat signs here. A week ago I passed thru West Brookfield where a Trump rally was being held. My neighbor has a WWG1WWA in big vinyl letters on his pickup. I live in the reddest part of this blue state.

King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
3. I live in Hudson which leans republican --
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 06:29 AM
Sep 2020

no Trump signs like last election, maybe a couple, but lots of BLM signs and BIDEN signs!

samnsara

(17,615 posts)
7. i know :( I have a dear friend who returned to Ohio because her kids starting having kids..
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 07:38 AM
Sep 2020

...so the Gramma in her moved back from Wash State to Ohio. Shes NOT happy and has since purchased land near one of our Islands to build and retire in. She did get a GORGEOUS LARGE home in Ohio for 250K. That will just about pay for the land shes going to build on here in Washington State....

doc03

(35,321 posts)
15. I am in Ohio if yard signs are a like barometer we are in
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 08:36 AM
Sep 2020

serious trouble. Obama and Biden saved the auto industry? Last year there were tons of soy beans rotting on the
ground because of Trump's tariff war. The current unemployment rate is 8.9%. Why?

samnsara

(17,615 posts)
6. I have that Bye Don 2020 yard sign on my porch..but no one can see my house from anywhere...
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 07:35 AM
Sep 2020

..so its mainly seen by turkeys and deer and the occasional lost camper. I also have the magnet sticker on my car along with The Resistance and "JOE BIDEN 2020 Because Hes Not a Whiny B*itch". So the once a week I venture into town my bumper stickers have drawn lots of thumbs up. BUT I do NOT see all the nauseating humongous trump* signs in all the fields like I used to see. Just one or 2 and a few yard signs. I see more state level signage.

Vinca

(50,250 posts)
8. I haven't seen as many Trump signs this year either, but I think most of them are still
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 07:42 AM
Sep 2020

out there. I was almost hit head on by a crazy in a car waving one of those idiotic flags as I made my way up the dirt road to where we live.

Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
9. The only Trump sign I saw was a sticker in the window of a pickup next to a skull and crossbones
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 07:56 AM
Sep 2020

In the supermarket parking lot. But I don't find that reassuring since I've seen Stefanik signs all over, my current congressperson who has been increasingly supportive of Trump. She teamed up with Gym Jordan at the impeachment hearings. I was really hoping that she was finally on her way out. The good news is that I've also seen several Biden signs for the first time. I was told that they gave them out locally last weekend, but that they ran out early on... *fingers crossed*

Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
17. Oh, Good Grief! Even the license plate!
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:36 AM
Sep 2020

Do they think all those prayer and "blessed" stickers will keep them safe? I'd think more likely a target! I feel bad for the poor car!

Freedomofspeech

(4,223 posts)
10. Do not come to Southwest PA...
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 07:57 AM
Sep 2020

These hillbillies are building shrines to IT. They cannot put out just one sign...they have flags, lifesize cutouts of IT, etc. They are stealing Biden signs and egging houses. It is a nightmare here.

DeminPennswoods

(15,273 posts)
11. My area is generally red and there are
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 08:07 AM
Sep 2020

Trump signs out as I expected, but I've been surprised by the number of Biden/Harris signs. There aren't a lot of yard signs out in total, but I'd guess about 55/45 Trump to Biden.

George II

(67,782 posts)
12. There have been very few signs for either Biden or trump in Connecticut, but as you saw....
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 08:23 AM
Sep 2020

....dozens of BLM signs, many in places I'd never expect.

Signs around here start going up after Labor Day, they've been slow going up this year. I think people are just shell shocked by everything that's happened.

Tracer

(2,769 posts)
14. Two (yes, you read that right) Trump signs GONE.
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 08:32 AM
Sep 2020

Sign one, a huge one down on Rte 20 is a goner.

In 2016, sign two was on a lawn that I passed by while walking my dogs. It hasn't been put up this year. The guy who lives there is a pleasant enough man that I've chatted with about gardens, not politics. I hope he's had a Come-to-Jesus moment.

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