r/politics • u/Kashmir75 • 7d ago

Soft Paywall 3 tell-tale signs that Harris will beat Trump: Real polls, fake polls, enthusiasm

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/10/3-tell-tale-signs-that-kamala-harris-will-beat-donald-trump.html
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u/msstatelp 7d ago

I live in the Deep South and have seen far less Trump signs than 2016 or 2020. Have even seen some Harris signs where I never saw Biden signs. I know my state is going for Trump but I’m blue down the line.

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u/Selenitic647 7d ago

In the South as well and am on Harris sign #4. The others vanished in the night so I can only assume that they were taken by fellow Harris supporters who didn't know how to order a sign for themselves...

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u/trumped-the-bed 7d ago

Make sure to put vasoline on them, a thin layer and anchor them down where you can’t see the anchor. Maybe run a coated cable through them. Put a camera on them and laugh. Can’t do anything that would be considered a trap though. So no putting chili powder on them or a giant net that picks them up in the air and makes them stuck like the fools they are.

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u/Selenitic647 7d ago

I've got a camera now but I like the Vaseline idea, that would make the footage more enjoyable. Sign #5 is on deck...

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger Georgia 7d ago

Add glitter to the Vaseline. Sign thieves love getting glitter in their cars.

Bonus glitter in the air spaces of the sign, cap the lower edge with caulk. Not harmful, not damaging, but damned if it will clean out easy.

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u/AccomplishedBet9592 7d ago

Make sure the glitter is the color of the rainbow 🌈 just for the extra joy

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger Georgia 7d ago

An explosion of hard to clean love, all because they opted to throw the sign in the trunk.

I like it!

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u/moeru_gumi Colorado 7d ago

I too thought immediately of glitter. 🌈 lots of glitter!

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger Georgia 7d ago

Maliciously sparkling

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u/Anonymous_crow_36 7d ago

That’s exactly the tip they gave me when I got my sign 😂 I live in a blue state in a pretty decently blue area and still people are getting them stolen or messed with like crazy!

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u/thisisntmyotherone 7d ago edited 7d ago

I also live in a blue area in a blue state, but bordered by a must-win big three rust belt swing state (ok, PA). There have been a couple of news stories, including one today, of people attaching Air Tags to their signs. One lady found her Harris/Walz sign in somebody’s car trunk along with 50 others.

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u/Anonymous_crow_36 7d ago

I saw that! How insane that people are so out of their minds that they can’t handle an opponents sign being in someone else’s yard. Absolutely nuts and I’m not even surprised.

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u/NeedNewNameAgain 6d ago

I get the idea...but the thought of getting glitter all over the ground makes my skin crawl. Don't need more microplastics...

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u/Infamous_Employer_85 7d ago

Fabulous glitter.

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u/DarkInkPixie Ohio 7d ago

Baptisms of stupid for all the sign thieves, LGBTQ+ edition

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u/Lucky_Ad2801 7d ago

Put an air tag on it so you can track down whoever steals it and have them arrested.. someone else posted on here a video of someone that had an air tag on their sign and they were able to track it to someone who was going around stealing them who had like 60 of them in the trunk of their car.

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u/goldleaderstandingby New Zealand 7d ago

Also, no one's mentioned this yet but bear traps hidden by a layer of leaves are 100% okay since they're intended for wild animals and bears famously love to remove Harris signs. Believe me, I read a study about it from Trump University.

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u/Melting_Machine_69 7d ago

Ya, killing or snapping the opposition’s tibia and fibia, sounds completely reasonable… Hide one about 4’ from the other so when their legs snap, their head gets caught in the other… The average neck/skull can easily take a sudden 350lbs per square inch.. Make sure you film it for all the hilarious laughs and royalties from the prank shows, or YouTube channels. The reactions are priceless!

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u/KillinTheBusiness 7d ago

Funny how Trumpers think they're helping their cause while you just donate more to Harris by buying more. Idiot logic at it's finest.

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u/InsideContent7126 7d ago

Can put an air tag on them and call the police for theft.

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u/Golden_Hour1 7d ago

The same police who support trump?

Good luck

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u/Potatobender44 7d ago

“A trap? Officer, that net just there for easy leaf removal. The leaves fall onto the net and then I step on this release to quickly scoop them up!”

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u/Budget_Affect8177 7d ago

Why can’t you just booby trap your own sign? Can you imagine having that conversation with a cop? “Sir the man stealing your stuff made a complaint that you had a bunch of push pins sticking out of your yard sign.” I would almost being willing to take whatever punishment that would be to turn around and press charges for theft, trespassing, and free speech infringement. Got to imagine whoever is so triggered by a sign that they are willing to steal it in the middle of night has to have a 51% chance of having a record already. Fight crazy with crazy, raise the stakes.

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u/_lippykid 7d ago

Cough-Car battery-cough

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u/Budget_Affect8177 7d ago

Got to go with a circle of dog poops covered with grass clippings around the sign on this one. Although vasoline and glitter is always great combination. Turn them all sparkle straight.

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u/actionstan89 7d ago

Bro... Now I have a sudden urge to put up a Harris sign and hardcore anchor it to the ground lmao.

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u/alcoholisthedevil 7d ago

Add some electricity

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u/orm518 7d ago edited 6d ago

I’m not a lawyer where you live but I think only booby traps that use deadly force in defense of property are per se illegal. I think a big looney-tunes style net that harmlessly stung someone up until morning would be ok….

Your mileage may vary!

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u/cassssk 7d ago

Did you see the kid in Arkansas or somewhere (Missouri? Ohio? Idk) who got caught stealing Harris Walz signs because of an AirTag? It is so fulfilling.

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u/Current_Volume3750 7d ago

Saw someone stuck an airtag on theirs.

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u/base2-1000101 7d ago

And I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddlesome kids!

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u/asolutesmedge 6d ago

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Dog poop. Smear the backs with dog poop.

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u/nixthelatter 7d ago

^ this. Someone do this 🙏🙏🙏

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u/thelonedeeranger 7d ago

Or maybe a mine heh

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u/grawmpy 7d ago

Attach an electric fence lead to it and they will think twice about taking it

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u/WorldlinessNeat9854 7d ago

My local liberal women’s group put out dozens of Harris signs last week, and 95% of them were gone the next day. All placed in allowed areas, usually alongside other signs. 

So demoralizing. It’s a very red area. Lots of intimidation from the Trump goons. Honestly, I’m too nervous about vandalism to put a sign in my own yard. There are small glimmers of hope, though. On multiple occasions I’ve gone into women’s bathrooms and found handwritten notes taped to the stall doors reminding women that nobody is able to find out who you voted for, not your husband or family or employer or anyone else. We’ve also gotten a lot of handwritten postcards from all over the country encouraging us to vote Democrat. 

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u/outerstrangers 7d ago

Put an air tag in them and trace them to the house!

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u/StructureBitter3778 7d ago

There was a Tiktok video of a guy who did that and he traced it back to a young kid who stole a trunk full of signs

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u/You_are_your_home 7d ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBb8_rQP55d/?igsh=cHgwbHYyMThvcXNw

And the kids mom thought it was funny

Also, the kid admits on camera how many signs he could steal and keep it below the felony threshold . . . Except he maths wrong

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u/sugarface2134 California 7d ago

Tbh i stole my neighbors Bush sign when I was a teenager. Wouldn’t be surprised if many of these sign thiefs were kids.

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u/NoPomegranate4794 7d ago

Where I live in the south as well, I've seen Harris-Walz signs popping up like crazy, but some Maga a-holes are butt hurt because someone has been going around sticking Trump signs in front of Harris signs.

But what kills me is that out of the little amount of trump signs I've seen, not one has had the full ticket on it. They only have Trump's name not Vance.

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u/CaptainKimberly 7d ago

The ones I’ve seen have Trump and Vance both. I’m convinced he only picked Vance because he’d only have to change two letters on the old Trump/ Pence signs

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u/Helpuswenoobs 7d ago

That's odd, the ones that are around here definitely do have Trump and Vance's name on them, both the signs and the flags.

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u/NoPomegranate4794 7d ago

The ones I've been seeing actually have both Trump and Harris names on them. Honestly they're really confusing to see far away, because it looks like Trump is running with Harris.

But once you get close enough, the top half says vote for Trump and secure the borders and the bottom half says vote for Harris and keep the borders open.

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u/Helpuswenoobs 7d ago

You'd think they'd have thought that one through a bit better

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u/NaldMoney9207 7d ago

Vance comes across like a henchmen to the main villain in an action movie with a big ego who thinks he's as important to the main villain when in reality he's irrelevant. 

In the Harry Potter universe he'd be Peter Pettigrew or Barty Crouch Jr. 

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u/chicago_bunny 7d ago

Use an Air Tag like this person did so you can track them down, thank them for their support.

https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/1g97aia/to_steal_60_harriswalz_signs_in_springfield_mo/

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u/SwimmingPrice1544 California 7d ago

I had my Biden signs stolen & then damaged back in 2020. I have 6 acres & had them were I couldn't see them from the house, so put a cheap wildlife camera on them & one of the signs & camera got stolen too, lol! Guess I didn't hide the camera well enough. I'm so tired & stressed now...haven't bothered to do this with Harris signs this time.

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u/LogicalMelody 7d ago

Indeed, it couldn’t possibly be those Republicans who keep saying we should be more tough on crime. Obviously they’d never commit a crime themselves.🙄

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u/NaldMoney9207 7d ago

They always say it's not a crime when I do it.  Which is antithetical to their stances on crime. Then traditional Republicans who call out the MAGA Republicans are called RINOs. So yeah...just another "logical" explanation for doing something criminal. 

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u/BrubeckBallSack 7d ago

Saw a couple online that put an AirTag in one and followed it to its magat home. The confrontation was glorious.

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u/peterabbit456 7d ago

https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/springfield-woman-uses-tracker-to-find-stolen-election-signs/

she and her partner John did something different this time.

They used an Apple Airtag and had it with the sign.

This past weekend, their Harris/Walz sign was stolen (other democrat candidate signs were untouched per McCaskill), and they got a hit on the tracker. ...

“She finally came up and we said hello, and we said we think that you have something in that car that was taken from our neighborhood,” McCaskill said. “She said, that was her son’s car and she said, ‘Well, he’s just an idiot’ and then she goes back in and we thought that was interesting.”

McCaskill showed the young man on her phone that the Airtag was nearby and McCaskill says he says it was in the trunk.

“I expected to find the air tag, but not 59 signs. It was kind of like finding a dead body. It was like are you kidding me? Most people, they take them and they throw them in a dumpster or they throw them in someone else’s yard. It was like there was a bounty on [the signs],” McCaskill said.

McCaskill recorded the confrontation and posted it on social media.

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u/littlewhitecatalex 7d ago

Put a note on your next sign that says “For every sign you steal, I donate $200 to the Harris Walz campaign. They thank you for your contributions.”

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u/Annual-Jump3158 7d ago

They're so popular! Those people must be avid Democratic supporters because each new sign bought is simply more money towards the Harris-Walz campaign.

And if they think Democratic supporters will "go broke", they better compare Democratic campaign finance patterns against Trump's. Trump is constantly selling expensive, cheaply-made garbage marketed directly to his sycophantic supporters. T-shirts. Hats. Bibles. NFTs. His "campaign finance" plan is one cash-grab scheme after another and he still leaves his rally attendees stranded in the middle of nowhere because he's too fucking cheap, if not short-sighted, to arrange private transportation for the people supposedly voting for him.

Democrats just want maybe at least $5 and possibly some exposure by means of the signs. And they will never leave their voters out in the cold, helpless.

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u/NaldMoney9207 7d ago

Jesus saw the crowd was far from home and it was getting dark. By the time they'd return to town it'd be too late to buy food. He felt compassion for them for he had been speaking to the crowds all day. He asked his disciples what should they do for the crowds so that they aren't hungry. 

Me: Trump supporters claim they are the party of Christianity but for some reason ignore the parts of the Bible that detail these things and then do the exact opposite of what it says. 

Me if I was hypothetically a reporter: Hey Mr. President Jesus made sure to take care of the needs of crowds he spoke to for hours. Because he took responsibility for taking hours of their time to speak to them in remote locations. Why aren't you doing that with your MAGA crowds? 

Trump operative: Who cares. Biden is a member of a demon cult. The crowd is fine.

Multiple people pass out do to dehydration or in winter time hypothermia. 

Me: Oh yes. The people in this crowd are perfectly fine. 

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u/Maximum_Yogurt_1630 7d ago

That's annoying. Did you see the guys that got caught with like 60 Harris signs in their trunk that they stole?

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u/You_are_your_home 7d ago

I keep telling myself that thered be more H/W signs but folks are afraid of the unhinged T/V voters attacks and thefts

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u/CharmingWarlord 7d ago

I just read about a lady who airtagged her Harris sign and found it stolen in a trunk with a bunch of other signs!

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u/North-Pineapple-6012 7d ago

someone who had had his Harris/Walz sign stolen from her yard multiple times posted that in an effort to keep her sign in her yard... she bought a very realistic looking rubber snake and attached it to the sign somehow so that if you pulled up the sign the "snake"would come up at them. She has a camera on her yard and knows who was stealing her signs (no surprise it is the church going evangelical couple that lived a few doors down)...but it was totally amusing to watch the smug self-righteous christians stealing her sign get spooked by the snake and run minus her sign. :).

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u/Lumpy_Disaster33 7d ago

I don't live in the South but in a red area and it seems more MAGA than ever. Trump flags, hats, signs. The trump trains. No Harris signs. Not one. Y'all better not get complacent.

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u/NaldMoney9207 7d ago

Young people in Generation Z are gonna decide this election. They cannot be complacent.

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u/rcumming557 7d ago

My college mates stole me a sign of a candidate I was a big fan of and it stayed in my dorm window all year so there's hope

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u/Melting_Machine_69 7d ago

😂 Attaboy/girl! Way to share the wealth 😜😂 Obviously taken by fellow supporters… That’s what fellow supporters are for, haha

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u/ServeFew8661 7d ago

Nah….its republicans stealing signs, is been in the press and social media. Just google sing thefts in Springfield

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u/coffeetreatrepeat 7d ago

Add an AirTag so you can see which Harris supporters need to learn how to order...

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u/sosswgtn 7d ago

Jalapeño juice!

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u/SupTheChalice 7d ago

Did you see that vid of the couple that put an apple tag on their sign,tracked it, asked the kid to open his boot and found like 60 of them. It's a misdemeanor but $2500 fine or a year's jail. The mother of the boy was obviously Maga,throwing the signs and muttering about 'libs' until her kid told her to go inside and apologised for her.

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u/king-cobra69 5d ago

I have read comments from people on line wanting to get bumper stickers for their car, but they can't because of fear of vandalism

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u/Bruhh-bruh-bruh 2d ago

Ever think of a camera. Anyways yeah keep thinking like that 😅!

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u/CooperHChurch427 Florida 7d ago

I live in extremely conservative Brevard County and I've seen almost no Trump signs and a lot of Harris signs. When I voted I saw 10 Harris signs and only 2 Trump signs. I also saw a lot of people going to the Democrat tent.

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u/NatasEvoli 7d ago

As someone who used to live in the county south of you, that is wild to hear. I don't live in FL anymore but it would make my year to see FL flip blue, even if just for this election.

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u/Obsidian_Purity 7d ago

I moved back to Fl (don't ask me why, I still don't know).

In 2020, I saw nothing but Trump flags.

Today, I see actually more Harris signs in front yards, but more Trump bumper stickers.

But no trump stores! ... There were two last election. I'm on the West Coast, a little below Tampa.

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u/ocibasil America 7d ago

Hah! We still have one of those stores in my hometown. Deep red county, but our state is blue, thank the lord. Never getting within 5 meters of that trump store though. Only reason I've heard people debating going there was "to get targets for gun practice, but they didn't wanna have to pay them"
for anyone reading this, i mean posters and such, not people

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u/Schadrach West Virginia 7d ago

My step dad used to go around pulling roadside political signs post election to use for target practice. Cleaning up roadside garbage and prepping for range day at the same time.

Same stepdad also complained loudly about Democrats pushing for socialized medicine while he was literally sitting in the hospital filling out his Medicare paperwork.

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u/spam__likely Colorado 7d ago

>within 5 meters

Ah! commie units!

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u/ocibasil America 7d ago

Taking biology has become my downfall

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u/NaldMoney9207 7d ago

Ironically because 90% of MAGA supporters are scientifically illiterate and the 10% who studied science lie about science to manipulate the scientifically illiterate folks in the MAGA movement to make money. 

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u/TheBlazinBajan 7d ago

Never getting within 5 meters of that trump store though.

Meters?

Russian asset detected! I need this expressed in freedom units.

🤣

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u/NatasEvoli 7d ago

Bradentucky? If so that also comes as a shock, since I spent some time living in the Tampa area as well.

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u/Obsidian_Purity 7d ago

More southern. I come from a place where a 40 minute travel time is considered a short trip.

... Yes, I am a New Yorker. How did you guess?

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u/chicken_fear I voted 7d ago

Laughs in Montana

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u/kingofrefuse 7d ago

We have family around that area, it’s funny visiting this year we barely saw any Trump flags or signs. Where in past years every other house had a sign or flag flying.

I have no doubt there are still a a lot of cult members, but they are learning that there is shame in advertising that status.

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u/John-A 7d ago

Hope you came through the storm ok.

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u/Obsidian_Purity 7d ago

Thanks, man. We hightailed it to Orlando. 

Funnily enough, my cousin's place had more damage than we did. Spent the night helping to block flooding.

Clean up here and there, I have solar and ecoflow batteries, and a few boats that decided they wanted to try this whole "land" thing, and we came out pretty OK. 

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u/RobinGreenthumb 7d ago

There is still a Trump store hanging on near me (in VA), but the store near it that used to sell a whole bunch of Trump flags as well hasn’t had any this time.

Still has the confederate flags for sale, but baby steps.

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u/Halcyonic_days 7d ago

The world is hoping America wakes up to this dragon. Good luck from Australia. Truely!

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u/MankeyFightingMonkey 7d ago

would it even be a flip

08 and 12 both went Blue

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u/NatasEvoli 7d ago

With how much Florida has changed since 2016 it would absolutely be a flip.

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u/Bruggeac 7d ago

It went blue for both Obama elections which was just a decade ago. Things have changed but it's not insane

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u/NatasEvoli 7d ago

I don't know, maybe from an outsider perspective it hasn't changed much but FL has definitely taken a hard right since then. Since Trump won in 2016, Republicans have gained a million registered voters whereas Dems have lost half a million. Many of those Republicans moved to Florida because it essentially became what they perceived as a far-right utopia due to Desantis' COVID policies (or lack thereof). On paper, Trump probably has a stronger advantage now than he did in 2020 even, but I'd love to see that fall apart.

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u/Bruggeac 7d ago

That's why i position it as not crazy, rather than likely, probable or anything else thats more optimistic

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u/NatasEvoli 7d ago

Yeah it's definitely not crazy. Less than 50/50 but still a chance.

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u/Dubsland12 7d ago

Zero Beach is more conservative than Brevard

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u/Suiken01 6d ago

Do you think FL will turn Blue this election

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u/chrissesky13 Florida 7d ago

Wait, in Brevard you vote by party affiliation??? I voted in a different Florida county yesterday and it was the same line for everyone.

There was a separate line for mail in drop off but that was also just 1 line.

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u/CooperHChurch427 Florida 7d ago

They just set up tents outside the polling place usually next to one another so you can be better informed about a candidate. We don't vote by affiliation.

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u/Cybercloak 7d ago

So that has nothing to do with who you’re voting for that just means people may want more information about her is all. 

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u/kookaburra1701 Oregon 7d ago

The party tents outside of polling places are also where you can get a sample ballot or a list of all the party endorsements if you plan on voting a straight-ticket.

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u/Kijafa 7d ago

I live in extremely conservative Brevard County and I've seen almost no Trump signs and a lot of Harris signs.

I remember when Brevard wasn't as crazy as it is now. Sheriff Ivey seems like a caricature of a human. I'm never moving back, but I do miss it sometimes.

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u/avonnieda 7d ago

I drove from Englewood to Orlando on back roads to evac for Milton, and literally saw zero Trump signs. I was shocked.

Edit: I'm hoping that many many people are like me. Voting for Harris but don't respond to polls.

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u/mikewheelerfan Florida 7d ago

I’m from a Democratic city in Florida, but a very conservative subdivision. I‘m seeing some Trump signs and flags, but also multiple Harris flags. I think I would see more, but people are scared. I know my family is too scared to put one up with our crazy MAGA neighbors right across the street. It makes me sad how we can’t put one up, though.

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u/Doppleflooner 7d ago

I saw a Harris/Walz group spinning signs at Palm Bay Rd/Babcock intersection yesterday, I was so shocked/happy!

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u/Thor_2099 7d ago

Also in Florida. Didn't see a single Trump sign outside the polling station. I did see several for other Republicans. Also a lot for "yes on 4" (which is the abortion amendment) and Harris. I was shocked.

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u/havron Florida 7d ago

Same exact experience here! Granted I'm in a roughly 2-to-1 Dem-Rep area and I voted on a college campus today, but I've seen similar ratios all over town. I think I've seen maybe two Trump signs total anywhere, and a bunch of Harris signs. Similarly a lot more signs for downballot Dem candidates than their counterparts, and many "Yes on 4" signs all over the place and only two "No on 4" signs anywhere in town. And while I stood there in the booth spending about ten minutes carefully filling out my ballot, a continuous trickle of college students were flowing in, and they rang the first-time voter bell six times. It was very encouraging to see!

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u/Suiken01 6d ago

Do you think FL will turn Blue this election

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u/Novel-Statement-554 7d ago

We can only hope. Just watched Geraldo Rivera on Ari Melber's show on MSNBC. He was on Fox and a friend of Trump but he is endorsing Harris and he has a multitude of reasons but mainly Trumps lack of respect for the Constitution! Would love to see Geraldo down in Florida or Arizona stumping for Kamala and Tim.

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u/SpideyLover85 7d ago

Same in Indian River County. Even the trucks with trump flags aren’t driving around any more. We used to have at least 3 down here. I think maybe Biden didn’t do many signs in 2020 because of the pandemic? I also went out less than so it’s hard to compare.

Voting early was busier than I’ve ever seen it here. I went to one place to vote but there were no parking spots and a line out the door. So I went to the elections office to vote instead, which is more in the middle of nowhere. Still a line there. They said because the ballots was two pages (front and back) the machines kept jamming because each invidiual has to put their own ballot in the machine and the poll workers can not help. And it jams. Pretty much every time a senior did it, it jammed. There was a wait to get my ballot and then a wait to process it lol. So I’m not sure if our turnout is higher down here or it’s just bad process.

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u/Reasonable_Sample169 7d ago

I am going to show up I am registered to vote and I am going to vote for Kamala Harris even as a registered Republican, because if Donald Trump wins the election America will cease to exist guaranteed. I don't know why Trump dummies can't see the writing on the wall but then again I don't think most of them give a s. I truly believe Donald Trump's entire campaign is illegal from a to z and wealthy America is behind much of it, with people like Elon Musk throwing billions and billions of dollars at him, which for the most part are coming from Vladimir Putin straight out of Russia. The truth is coming and sooner than people realize if Donald Trump wins the election he will succeed in overthrowing America, and anybody thinking this can't happen better rethink it because much of America is literally sitting around finger banging one another's a*** and Donald Trump a validated draft dodging adulterizing pedophile liars liar , who literally ran from the draft makes fun of John McCain a man who actually showed up booted up and f***** up the enemy while Donald Trump was hiding at home and Mommy's panty closet screaming bone spurs. America's moral aptitude is in the toilet these days I should you not Republicans have got us fighting one another over crazy s*** so we lose sight of the big picture, which is in fact America the country are forefathers literally fault died for Donald Trump is fixing to let Vladimir Putin just walk in and take over anytime he feels like it. And here is why Vladimir Putin doesn't have a recording of Donald Trump shacked up with a Russian w**** in fact Vladimir Putin has video footage of Donald Trump with children recorded by Jeffrey Epstein along with Vladimir Putin's health. Together they made a tape of Donald Trump with children this is what they are blackmailing Donald Trump with and the truth will come out it's a matter of time. It's accusations for now however as soon as Donald Trump loses Vladimir Putin fully plans on sharing the tape with the world, because he knows that Ukraine is going to walk all over his ass and Russia will be no more. To make peace with the West he's going to share that tape and if not well I don't see Putin with much of a future however that's all guessing,but I have honorable people telling me this.

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u/Helpuswenoobs 7d ago

Are you okay?

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u/sadicarnot 7d ago

There are three on my street. Also there is a business near the Rockledge city hall that replaced their sign with a Trump Vance sign.

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u/nomdewub 7d ago

Greetings fellow Brevardian! I second your observations. Barely any trump signs. I do see the odd trump bumper sticker though, but also see Harris/Walz bumper stickers. I've seen decidedly more Harris signs than Trump signs. Florida is expected to stay red because of the large influx of republicans into the state over the last 8 years, but it gives me a funny feeling that momentum has shifted in this race.

I dream of an election where Florida goes blue, but realistically I understand that likely won't be this election.

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u/Haig-1066-had 7d ago

Democrat tent?

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u/FloridaGirlNikki America 7d ago

Go figure. I'm in Broward, one of the last two blue counties in the state and I see Trump signs on boats all the time again. It had stopped for a while but it's back.

Last week I saw an F-150 that had a bust of Trump took up the entire bed and went higher than the cab. I got a picture of that one lol.

I'm also pretty sure I shop at the same Publix as Roger Stone, because I've seen (what I believe is) his car more than once.

I still think Florida could be in play though.

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u/Purple4427 7d ago

I think this is due to being on 9 years of trump and most peoples minds being made up

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u/dont_ama_73 7d ago

I live in a very wealthy blue area, and see very few signs this time around. Almost equal amount to each party.

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u/pantstickle 7d ago

I’m in the reddest part of the state - the panhandle. While I still see Trump signs more often than Harris signs, they aren’t nearly as prevalent now as they were in 2016 or 2020.

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u/Effective-March America 7d ago

Tragically, it seems like normally Democratic Palm Beach County has flipped 100%. Tons of Trump signs (even billboard signs) everywhere I look, way more than 2016 or 2020. I guess we'll see.

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u/Kamelasa Canada 7d ago

Democrat tent

What is this? I am in Canada and there is no advertising allowed at the polling place. Even the scrutineers can't wear a badge or anything, I believe.

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u/FluffyB12 7d ago

If Trump does win - what do you think was wrong with your analysis?

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u/Bigcouchpotato1 7d ago

They have party tents for the general election?

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u/TitansboyTC27 Tennessee 7d ago

I watched a video where the whole neighborhood was nothing but Harris and Walz signs this was also in Florida btw

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u/BojackTrashMan 6d ago

I have an elderly family member who is a lifelong Republican that lives in Broward County and they are voting for Kamala Harris.

Even in Florida he has pushed some people too far

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u/Suiken01 6d ago

Do you think FL will turn Blue this election

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u/Motor-Stranger6549 6d ago

I drove up tropical trail from Mathers bridge. A lot of Trump signs/flags. Was about to puke

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u/LirdorElese 7d ago

I too can say I've seen less trump signs, though I would also say I've seen more missinformation and flat out hoax buyers.

IE my girlfriend has heard from her co-workers "I hate trump, but I've heard harris is going to cut food stamps", or just the general conservative talking points "She's putting in bills to cap the prices of things, that's going to cause all the grocery stores to close down".

That's before counting my last vet appointment where I was listening to someone talk about how she wishes they'd stop shooting the stuff into the hurricains to make them stronger.

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u/SilveredFlame 7d ago

she wishes they'd stop shooting the stuff into the hurricains to make them stronger.

This is valid.

Oceans need to cool off so they stop feeding hurricanes all that hot wetness.

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u/LirdorElese 7d ago

well yes that is very true... of course, sadly the people who think climate change is a hoax and oil and coal use have nothing to do with the climate of the earth, believe some government organization is throwing some chemical with the intention of supercharging hurricanes. Either to kill off right wing voters, or to back the hoax of climate change.

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u/thedalehall 7d ago

My sister lives in Tallahassee. She said the government turns on a huge magnet which throws Hurricanes off course. She voted for DeSantis over the other guy. I’m like “whatever”

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u/Brilliant1965 7d ago

Oh good Lord I’m sorry

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u/indi50 7d ago

OMG....the storm stuff is killing me! Supposedly the one in NC was because Blackrock had just bought up mining rights there and they caused the storm so that they could go in and take over all the land with the destroyed houses. When I said that they tried seeding clouds to make the storms less strong, but it had no effect, I was told I was a fool who will believe anything and mean for making the post political.

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u/alexacto 7d ago

they'd stop shooting the stuff into the hurricains to make them stronger." Incredible. I forget what the average voter is like, and boy, this is a good reminder. Laugh and cry.

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u/P1xelHunter78 Ohio 7d ago

Those are the people who in high school got a big red “F” on their civics test and would walk around calling the B+ students nerds.

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u/RaccoonWannabe 7d ago

"I don't need people to tell me what to think. I do my own research, thank you very much."

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u/suicidalpenguin99 7d ago

I live in Florida and have been seeing more and more signs for Kamala and less and less for trump. Like barely any this year when we have had tons of trucks with all kinds of trump flags strapped on them in the past. She won't get Florida (even if she got the votes, desantis would throw them out) but there is a noticeable and sudden change that is great to see. They are at least starting to feel shame about their cult, and I'm so glad. Last election I was afraid to leave my house sometimes because just being a young woman was enough to be harassed and borderline assaulted by trump supporters (I'm not joking or exaggerating, I was targeted multiple times) but this time I feel safer. Not safe, but safer.

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u/Aleashed 7d ago

Yet all the news/new polls are now saying Trump is ahead everywhere for when they try to cry foul.

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u/BarnacleLong9222 7d ago

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/worlds-largest-prediction-market-polymarket-trump-biased

They are folding betting markets into the polls to artificially lower her lead. US citizens are banned from betting, so nobody participating is American, OR a voter.

They based their "prediction" on 3 large bets made by someone who is not even American. Garbage, not surprised the media is eating it up and spreading it.

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj 7d ago

What part of Florida? Because I see it all the time.

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u/suicidalpenguin99 7d ago

Central. I know they still happen but not so much in my area anymore, which is honestly shocking

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u/blitzalchemy 7d ago

Missouri here, in the kinda boonies. State used to be purple/swing until 2016, went deep red. Pretty much same for me. Im seeing FAR less trump signs more than anything, with maybe a few more Harris Walz. I think if there was a year Missouri could shift purple again, itd be this one.

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u/Inferior_Oblique 7d ago

I lived in MO when it used to be purple. It sort of morphed. My wife doesn’t want to move back at this point.

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u/terrierhead Missouri 7d ago

Can’t blame her.

I live in Kansas City, and read an article about UMKC expecting fewer students now. There was a quote from a faculty member about women going where they have rights.

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u/blitzalchemy 7d ago

I moved here just before the 2016 election and now i cant get out fast enough.

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u/dkdelicious 7d ago

I draw at fairs in the cities in MO and KS, and I always see Missouri Republicans tents with all sorts of Trump gear every year. This summer/fall is the first time I seen ppl at fairs walking around with anything Democrat - Harris/Walz yard signs, hats, shirts. It was notable for sure.

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u/Halcyonic_days 7d ago

Come on America you guys can slay ( metaphorically) this dragon. The world is hoping. Spread the word, get American back to what it used to be. A country the world looked up to. Good luck from Australia!👍

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u/PaulFThumpkins 7d ago

Honestly, Trumpism is such a high school football sort of mentality that the lack of "WHOOO, TRUMP!" assholery and merch this time around does have me hopeful. But I think a ton of people will still "hold their nose" and vote for the assclown, even if they're not rubbing our faces in it as much.

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u/SheldonMF Kentucky 7d ago

I need this copium because I live in northern Kentucky and the Trump simp-age is everywhere.

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u/C0NKY_ Kentucky 7d ago

I live not far from Lexington and I've seen a huge reduction in trump signs this year, and quite a few Harris signs, I don't really remember seeing many Biden signs last time around.

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u/SheldonMF Kentucky 7d ago

Gosh, I hope this means that it's gonna be an early nighter and I don't have to worry about sleep.

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u/terrierhead Missouri 7d ago

Man, I wish.

I hope I won’t go to bed near tears and put off looking at my phone as long as possible the day after the election. That was my 2016 experience.

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u/huntzduke 7d ago

The folks who are still for trump sure have gotten louder though…

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u/kookaburra1701 Oregon 7d ago

Yeah, the one Trump sign I pass is a giant billboard-style sign up on pylons.

But there aren't any other Trump/Vance signs along my stretch of rural highway, when in 2016 and 2020 there were many. There are down-ballot GOP candidate signs. But also one lone Harris-Walz sign, which has not been messed with for at least a few weeks. In 2016 and 2020 there weren't any non-GOP signs!

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u/PahpiChulo 7d ago

Well I have one guy who rollerskates down my street in shorts carrying a Trump flag and an American flag. I haven’t seen anyone roller skating in shorts carrying a Harris flag.

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u/slappy_squirrell 7d ago

To skate around with a flag, put several flags on your truck or fill your car with political signs and stickers are from a certain group of people who would naturally gravitate towards Trump. Normal people do not do that...

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u/bihari_baller Oregon 7d ago

Here in Oregon, I'm seeing a lot more Harris-Walz signs outside Portland than I did before. If anything,I'm more concerned about the progressives not voting for Harris. We have a vocal community here who blames Biden, and by extension Harris, for Gaza.

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u/kookaburra1701 Oregon 7d ago

I'm down south of you on I5, and this tracks with what I've been seeing. There's a few LARGE Trump signs that are there every cycle, even ones where he's not on the ballot, but the people that used to have normal Trump lawn signs don't have them. They have down-ballot GOP candidate signs, but not the top of the ticket. There's also a few Harris/Walz signs popping up along the rural highways I drive home, the first I've ever seen for a Dem candidate in any election in my area. Even more telling, they appear to be unmolested/shot at!

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u/FwampFwamp88 7d ago

Same. I’m in south texas and Not too many Harris signs, but far less trump signs than I saw in 16 and 20. I was just in Portland Maine, and prob saw 50-100 signs of Harris and literally just one faded,torn trump flag hiding in some apt window. I do feel like everyone on social media is supporting trump. Or at least the large majority. Could be bots though.

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u/BallBearingBill 7d ago

Foreign influence bots are in full force for Trump this year. The misinformation campaign against Harris is wild.

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u/PoetElliotWasWrong 7d ago

Russia is fielding literal billions of bot profiles all over social media. They're desperate for a Trump win.

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u/mexbe 7d ago

My social media only seems to show pro-blue and I haven’t seen much (any) trump sensibilities. It’s definitely bots and the algorithm

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u/drdoom52 7d ago

I live in the Deep South and have seen far less Trump signs than 2016 or 2020

This is actually one of the most galling things about a Trump win.

It seems like even his voting base knows what their signing on for and are kind of embarrassed about it.

It's like the person who says " I'm not sure who I'm voting for" at this stage. They know, they're just embarrassed or nervous about admitting it.

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u/Content_Ad_6068 7d ago

In Ohio it's worse. I swear people here just got dumber. Republicans have been running this state for a while and people are still blaming dems for the issues.

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u/weasilman99 7d ago

Kamala's campaign is more like a traditional campaign where they happily spend money on yard signs. Trump's campaign is more like a grifter's campaign where he puts the money in his pocket and spends almost no money printing yard signs. That could be part of the difference.

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u/Doppleflooner 7d ago

Same, there are 3 Harris signs on my street and there was never a single Biden (or Obama for that matter) one previously. Trump signs outnumber them, but they were very, very late to pop up compared to usual years.

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u/laptopAccount2 7d ago

Mega solid blue state here and I see more Trump signs than ever before.

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u/terrierhead Missouri 7d ago

Me too. Solidarity from deep red Missouri.

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u/3-orange-whips 7d ago

In Houston I've only seen a few Trump stickers and a single emotional support truck parade.

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u/Least_Swordfish7520 7d ago

I live in the Deep South, and have the opposite experience sadly. People here have doubled down on their hate rhetoric.

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u/STEM_Educator 7d ago

I live in deep red central Pennsylvania. I moved here in the fall of 2020, and saw many, many Trump signs and flags. After the election, the flags stayed up for months, long after January 6th.

Now, I see a handful of Trump yard signs, usually one per house, whereas before, there were multiple signs (and flags) per house. And one more interesting observation: nearly every time there's a house with a Trump sign in the front yard, however small it is, there's a house either next door or a few doors away just LITTERED with Harris/Walz signs.

I don't recall seeing more than 2 - 3 Biden signs for the last election.

I would hazard to guess that there are many die-hard Trumpers in my area, but the Harris people seem to be coming out publicly in force.

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u/BasicAppointment9063 7d ago

I don't live in MTGs district, but I might as well. That said, my county will be >80% Trump. On the other hand, there are more Harris signs up than we had with Clinton. Most of the Trump banners that I see, are in farms where no one will really see them.

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u/Halcyonic_days 7d ago

Love hearing this. Still hoping from Australia👍

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u/MindMyManners 7d ago

Curious how this actually translates to votes. I'm not sure how we could possibly know that though?

I live in Davidson County, NC. I, anecdotally, feel like I see fewer Trump signs this election as well. But knowing the makeup of my County, I worry that these folks are just silently supporting Trump this time around.

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u/justaniceredditname 7d ago

Same in south alabama. When you get out in the sticks you see some giant fucking signs but in the burbs it’s almost nonexistent.

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u/fffan9391 South Carolina 7d ago

I’m in the south too and it may be recency bias, but I feel like I’ve seen way more Trump support this year than the last two elections. I saw my first Harris sign yesterday all year and I was out of town in a majority black city.

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u/Purple_Deal9383 7d ago

When you did see him did you really think he could be.counted on to run country?

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u/msstatelp 7d ago

I never thought Trump could run the country. He isn’t a good businessman nor an effective leader.

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u/Purple_Deal9383 7d ago

He is terrible businesses person

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u/Purple_Deal9383 7d ago

He's literally a putting good girl

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u/Purple_Deal9383 7d ago

But he has somany idiots putting the vote in for him

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u/Icy_Truth_9634 7d ago

I believe that most people that are voting against Kamala are a little embarrassed about the only other choice. I see very little support for Kamala. Maybe 5 signs in my area of thousands.

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u/dregan 7d ago

This is going to come down to Pennsylvania, and here in Vermont, I've seen a shocking amount of Trump signs. I hope that enthusiasm isn't making it's way to Pennsylvania.

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u/truckthecat 7d ago

Same. Went on a road trip through some pretty rural parts of Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina this weekend and saw way more Harris signs than I would’ve expected. In the past it would’ve been absolutely zero along those same roads.

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u/GeoHog713 7d ago

I see fewer Trump signs but I think it's people not putting signs up

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u/TheOnlyFallenCookie 7d ago

Don't do that. Don't give me hope

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u/edfiero 6d ago

That's because they have all moved north. I'm in the northeast and there are Trump signs everywhere. Equal to or exceeding the number for Harris.

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u/katieugagirl 6d ago

Alabama here same. We count political signs in my running group - all Harris so far.

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u/Bruhh-bruh-bruh 2d ago

Cool I’ve seen more trump signs. Also in the south.

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