Anyone else seeing Republican candidate signs with blue backgrounds?

[yourout]

Until recently every Republican sign I ever saw had a red background.

The other day I came accross a John Gard sign with a blue background and he is a Puke asshole of the highest order.

[Jackpine Radical]

1. I haven't seen many political signs of any kind.

They usually show up after the conventions.

You mean John Gard, I presume.

[yourout]

2. Yes...sorry I will correct.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. Pardon my perpetual pedantry.

But if ya gotta do ped-anything, pedantry is preferable to pedophilia, I always say.

[baldguy]

3. And the propaganda they hand out doesn't identify the party.

Pure White, Patriotic Blue.

Very little Totalitarian Red.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I think every sign should state the party affiliation of the candidate

It should be a law. :)

[independentpiney]

5. Jim Saxton NJ 3rd did that in 2006

Blue signs,no mention of party affiliation.And his television ads never mentioned party either, just referred to him as an 'independent bi-partisan'. I bet you'll see alot of republics running as independent bi-partisans this cycle. They're all such independent minded mavericks:eyes:

[Kansas Wyatt]

6. Trying to trick people into thinking they are not Republican.

Some even drop the Republican name and brand all together.

[nerddem]

7. most campaign signs i've come across since i became really active

have had blue backgrounds regardless of party.

bush, gore, kerry were blue.

chuck robb, at least 2000 (d-va-sen) had a red background

jerry kilgore 2005 and mark earley 2001 (r-va-gov) had blue backgrounds

webb and allen both had blue backgrounds in 2006

obama and mccain as well.

yeah, it seems blue is the dominant color.

[enlightenment]

8. The US is the only country that uses red to designate

the conservatives and blue the liberals. It's reversed everywhere else.

I appreciate your point, however! :)

[Jackpine Radical]

10. And it's recent.

iirc they always used to alternate the colors from one election to the next.

I specifically remember that in 1976, the Carter states were symbolized by red.

I think the red-blue thing got fixed in place in 2000.

I have often wondered if some market researcher in the pay of the Republicans did studies comparing people's emotional reactions to the two colors and discovered that there is some inherent advantage in psychophysiological responses to red or something.

[Odin2005]

12. That's probably a good thing, because of the traditional association of red with communism.

n/t.

[Captain Hilts]

11. No, most Rep signs are blue a la Bush-Cheney. R's are red just on TV. nt

[FlaDem83]

13. YES!!

Grade A puke Vern Buchanan in Sarasota County, Florida (he of the infamous race between Jennings and Buchanan in 2006) has signs/some blue background, and his commercials flash the words INDEPDENDENT and for CHANGE all across them but conveniently don't mention he is a puke. It is sickening. And annoying.

[SmileyRose]

14. Is this new?

[KharmaTrain]

15. Our 4th Of July Parade...

When we first moved to Pleasant Valley Sunday nearly 20 years ago, the GOOPers ran everything. At the local 4th of July Parade, the drunken Congressman, Phil Crane, was always the "grand marshall" and the local repugnicans followed right behind. The local Democrats, if they could find any who wanted to march, were at the end and many of the candidates would either wore red or green (good for the Irish vote), but you'd never see the word "Democrat". Things began to change here in 2000...

Today, the roles are completely flipped. Today there's only one "elected" Repugnican for my area (and note the "elected")...my Governor, two Senators, representatives, state senator, state rep...all Democrats. Obama signs and bumper stickers are a regular site on my travels (nary as yard sign yet not only for Gramps but for any repugnican candidate). At this year's 4th parade, the Democrats were out loud and proud and the repugnicans were at the back of the parade marching with Green signs.

Being a Repugnican in Illinois must really, really suck! I love it! :bounce:

Here's hoping this scenario happens in more places around the country in the years ahead.