I have been told that the Romney Campaign isn't focusing on Yard Signs this year. Confirmable???

[slampoet]

Can anyone confirm this as the cause of the lack of yard signs ?

I know that certain kinds of campaigning are on the decline but it seems like this in a fundamental error if true or a convenient lie to cover the lack of popularity of the candidate currently.

But I have to admit there is a severe lack of signs of all sorts everywhere and a huge lack of hand-printed anything.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I haven't seen a single one.

But then, I probably wouldn't see them here in the People's Republic of Minneapolis. However, yard signs tend to be one of the more expensive campaign items, and I'm guessing that many Republicans everywhere are too unenthusiastic about mittens to spend $10 on one.

Come to think of it, I haven't even seen any bumper stickers, and those are cheap.

[orpupilofnature57]

8. My brother is a coach for Bethel U and asked him

being a baptist and never voting for a Democrat on that basis what he'll do in this election, and for the first time in over thirty years of us voting , he informed me that your not suppose to ask, I think I got my answer.

[orpupilofnature57]

2. The Gutenberg Galaxy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gutenberg_Galaxy

[moobu2]

3. I live in a very very very red area and haven't seen any yard signs at all.

usually they're everywhere. I talked about it with a friend just a few days ago. Don't know what it means.

[WI_DEM]

4. I don't know. I live in Madison, WI a very Dem area and have seen one Romney yard sign

and several Obama--but it doesn't seem like as many as previous elections--Dem or Rep.

[sarcasmo]

5. Bumper stickers must be out too.

[Lars39]

6. I've seen only 2 of them.

In a very red county, too.

[upaloopa]

7. They seem confident about winning even without

doing the traditional election year things. It worries me.

[landolfi]

9. My nextdoor neighbor has one...

it looks pretty bad, I think because her Mexican yard crew is a bit careless when taking it out and replacing it, it's got tape all over holding the plastic in place and I've often thought it looks stressed, like the candidate . Her sign is also awfully lonely here in the Chicago area, hers is the only one I've seen. I've been tempted to cross out the IC part of "Believe in America" and change it to CI, but I won't because I don't want her to retaliate on my Obama Biden sign.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Come to Cape Cod

The damn place is wallpapered with them. They're every-freakin'-where.

As if this moran has a chance in this state...........

[WI_DEM]

12. his fellow millionaires have them at their summer houses?

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. I don't know.

They seem to be all over the place - homes, businesses, intersections. Really sickening.

The only place I haven't see them is Provincetown. P-Town is papered exclusively with Elizabeth Warren and Barack Obama signs.

[orpupilofnature57]

21. We were supposed to go this weekend

Rained out, shit . But I have noticed some anti -Liberals the last five years or so especially North Eastham where we stay, I was scrutinized by a group of four sixty somethings and heard as I walked by " he looks like he belongs on wall street " I said " but I don't look like a broker, Oh!!! it's a compliment, thanks " I embarrass my poor wife so much.

[tabbycat31]

11. No lack of yard signs in SWVA

Then again the county I'm in is bright red

I've seen many RMoney stickers too.

[DURHAM D]

13. I have been told the Obama campaign

is also not spending money on chum this time. Where I live the yard signs cost $15 and the bumper stickers are 2 for $5.

I thought about it for awhile and think they are right to use the money for other things. Example: see this article from the Washington Post -


Obama campaign registers 250,000 voters in North Carolina as it tries to keep the state close
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014248745

[sunwyn]

14. They are all over SW Ohio

[justabob]

16. that was true here until yesterday

I drive the same few routes everyday/frequently, and had seen only a couple of Romney signs, even at homes festooned with other GOP signs.... until this morning. Signs blossomed overnight, or very, very recently on my lesser traveled route(s). I hadn't seen any for Cruz (R for Senate in TX), until this morning either. OTOH, I haven't seen a single yard sign for Obama, though I see multiple bumper stickers a day.

[OriginalGeek]

17. I've seen dozens of Romney yard signs

Central Florida area. In one neighborhood near mine it's about 10 to 1 on a rough guess from what I remember driving through last weekend. Older, expensive houses (properties ranging from $400k to over a million...lots of lake front) and I have always thought of it as a conservative neighborhood..I would say it's close to 70% retired or very near retired.


Unfortunately, it's the shortest way to get from my shitty neighborhood to the other side of town. I like looking at the pretty houses and lawns but those signs are irritating.

[fredamae]

18. In the 1000 or so miles I've

traveled in Sept-I saw my first one in OR on Weds and it was buried deep in a mountain back road/route.

[Tammie]

19. Only one in my area

I'm in Walworth county in SE Wisconsin. I've seen quite a few Ryan for Congress lawn signs but only one Romney/Ryan. Unfortunately, that one is two houses away from me. They're hedging their bets though. They have one of each.

[earthside]

20. Swing County in Swing State Colorado

I have not seen even one Obama-Biden yard sign around where I live in northern Jefferson County, Colorado.

I've seen maybe a half dozen Rmoney signs.

Few bumper stickers.

But it is also true that there are far fewer yard signs for any candidates than there was two or four years ago.

On the other hand, since my wife, son and daughter are registered 'unaffiliated' we have already received a stack about three inches high of mailers.

[WilliamPitt]

22. They're all over the place in southwest New Hampshire

[HopeHoops]

23. Who the fuck would put one in their yard? They don't even have bumper stickers out.

I think Republicans are too embarrassed to be associated with him.

[Samjm]

24. not many here

I live in CO, and I've seen almost no yard signs here at all. I've seen none for Obama, and about 6 for Romney seemed to sprout up overnight.

I volunteer at the local Obama office and we've had a lot of people come in asking for signs, but we don't have any to give them. You have to get one online for a donation.

The thought is that yard signs don't do anything, it is more important to spend the money on voter registration and GOTV stuff. I personally think there is a place for them. I need to see if I can dig out my sign from 4 years ago.

[bluedigger]

38. I haven't seen any yet down here in the 4 Corners, either.

I took this shot of the local R hdqtrs a couple weeks ago - after the R convention. They had taken down their Paul signs and there was nary a Rmoney sign to be seen. I noticed yesterday that they did have a couple signs up for him at last - the smallest ones in the yard!



All the signage I've seen at private residences has been for local races.

[treestar]

25. Covers the lack of people who want to put them up

I've seen two placed conspicuously at the street edge of a playground and that's it!

[we can do it]

26. There are several in my neighborhood, bumperstickers, too.

sorry to burst the bubble, but there are still idiots around.

[slackmaster]

27. They haven't invested a dime in California as far as I can tell

[w8liftinglady]

28. Ohhh... Drive Down Preston Road in Dallas

Romney signs on both sides of the street.
(Hint- runs into Highland Park/University Park...home of GWB and SMU)

[woofless]

29. They just started showing up here in NW WA about a week ago.

Noticeable absence before that. "The Comeback Team" indeed.

[Baitball Blogger]

30. Nope. There's about a dozen on the way out.

Including, "Catholics for Romney/Ryan" and two signs that say, "The government didn't build my business, I did."

[LaydeeBug]

31. That's campaign speak for "we don't have enough interest" nt

[shanti]

32. i haven't seen any here in sacramento either

lots of congressional signs, but none for rmoney (or obama either, for that matter).

[yellowcanine]

33. I saw one in my (very Democratic) neighborhood. May be the exception which proves the rule though,

this is a guy who put up a Red Chinese flag when Obama was inaugurated in 2009 and didn't take it down until after the mid-term elections in 2010. So he probably is a "lone wolf" supporter of Romney. I can hardly wait to see what he does when Obama wins in November.

[B2G]

34. I haven't seen any Romney OR Obama signs

It's kind of weird.

[GoCubsGo]

35. I saw a bunch along the main drag to Hilton Head last week.

They were next to signs for the teabagger who is running for Congress in that district. No doubt put out by his campaign, rather than by average citizens. I saw one bumper sticker in that area, and the traffic was pretty damn heavy.

Here in the northern reaches of Joke Wilson's district, I've seen one bumper sticker. There were about a half dozen yard signs in the yards of some of the dressage horsey types during the primary season. They disappeared two or three months ago.

[Raine1967]

36. I live in a VERY BLUE neighborhood. We've got Romney signs.

More than Obama signs. It's rather delusional, to be honest. On my block, the people that have Romney signs are people that only moved in in the past 6-9 months... They don't seem quite aware of where they moved I think.

Funny story, a house on my road went up for sale, the family moved; They left behind a Romney sign on the yard. House went under contract and the day the new family moved in, that sign was gone.

[cbdo2007]

37. Of course....why waste money on something like signs when they are going to lose anyways....

more money to go in Mitt's pocket for his effort.

I'm telling you all, his whole campaign is a big scam to make money for millionaires. They know they couldn't win but still knew they could bring in $100 Million+ just by running any poor schmuck.

[marybourg]

39. Have seen only 1 yard sign and 2 bumper stickers in very red,

but very self-effacing, Arizona senior neighborhood.

[Greybnk48]

40. That's B.S. where I live. My around the corner neighbor has 2!

And my next door neighbor has had one up since before the convention. I see some around town, but just as many Obama/Biden, if not more. (N.E. Wisconsin/Appleton). I live near Lawrence University so I usually see more Democratic signs than Republican.

[pinboy3niner]

41. Does 'Romney Eats Babies' count?

'Cause I'm thinking about putting that one out.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021430158

[slampoet]

42. self kick for the evening folks

[Panasonic]

43. There's one across the street.

See my thread about a Paulbot.

And another one just 4 blocks down the road.

We are the deep blue city of Denver - where Obama will get about 70% of the vote or more.

We've got Mor(m)ons here too.