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Fahrenthold451

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October 23, 2016

I've been afraid to put a HRC yard sign out-Time to streak the quad.

Just jogged around my affluent Phoenix neighborhood. Not a single sign is up, not even for the groper. Now, let me be real. I've been afraid to put one up because apparently I'm petrified about my conservative neighbors who will all tut tut. I'm also afraid of Larry the Cable guy turfing my nicely sprouting winter lawn.

However, (cue patriotic music) if I can't support the best debater in modern presidential election history, the most qualified person perhaps ever to run, and the first woman major party nominee, then what the hell do I stand for?

Yeah, yeah, yard signs aren't supposed to be effective. http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/12/science-your-campaign-yard-sign-is-pointless-and-basically-affects-nothing/

But reading into it further the study said, "The professors concluded that the lawn signs they planted boosted vote share by 1.7 percent in the precinct where the sign was placed".

In Arizona it's going to be tight, and 1.7% sounds good enough for me. Whatever, I don't care about the Joneses. They picked Trump. F them.

I realize my call to yard sign action will probably not start a movement. I know there are many fellow wusses out there who just aren't ready for this. But dammit, it's time to do the political equivalent of stripping down and streaking the quad. Who wants to plant some big blue and white signs???? Anyone?

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