athoughtthereforeiam

athoughtthereforeiam t1_ix3b04s wrote

Unpopular opinion here but signs show a few things: 1) that the person is putting effort into their campaign, 2) that people believe in the person enough to give money (the successful local campaign I worked on was mostly driven by small donors), 3) the character of the elected or non-elected candidate can be ascertained by how quickly they remove their signs.

I also think they’re aesthetically an eyesore and also just end up at the dump. But for a few weeks, we’re reminded that we live in a democracy where people raise their hand for public service.

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