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DeminPennswoods

(16,325 posts) Mon Oct 12, 2020, 07:50 PM Oct 2020

Yard sign reports

Ok, it's yard signs, but my area is domintated by conservatives and Republicans. It was no surprise to me to see Trump yard signs popping up in front of houses on the routes I usually travel. Then Biden signs started appearing. Just for fun today, I did a count of signs for both candidates along about a 3+ mile stretch of my route. The result? 12 houses had Trump yard signs and 14 or 15 had Biden signs up. TBH, I don't see Biden winning my county, but it might be a lot closer than anyone thinks.

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Yard sign reports (Original Post) DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 OP

Yay! Thanks for the uplifting info! Karadeniz Oct 2020 #1

Every little bit helps. Thanks for the encouraging news. niyad Oct 2020 #2

I believe that yard signs are an accurate Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #3

That's good to hear FakeNoose Oct 2020 #4

Took a little different way home from DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #5

I did that too. femmocrat Oct 2020 #6

I only counted houses since some DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #7

Today, had a chance DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #8

Karadeniz

(23,442 posts)

1. Yay! Thanks for the uplifting info!

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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 07:53 PM

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niyad

(120,281 posts)

2. Every little bit helps. Thanks for the encouraging news.

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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 08:02 PM

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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. I believe that yard signs are an accurate

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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 08:10 PM

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barometer of what is going on in the election.

FakeNoose

(35,813 posts)

4. That's good to hear

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Tue Oct 13, 2020, 09:52 AM

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I'm in the city of Pittsburgh, and I don't think I've seen one Chump sign. (However I haven't done a lot of driving lately, because of the quarantine.)

My sister lives in Westmoreland County and there are a lot more Chump yard signs on display out her way. However she tells me that there are nowhere near as many now, as there were 4 years ago. My sister also sees a few Biden signs on display - she's in a small suburban development. So it seems like a very good indication that PA suburbs will vote blue this year.

DeminPennswoods

(16,325 posts)

5. Took a little different way home from

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 13, 2020, 11:54 AM

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shopping today. I knew there'd be were mostly Trump signs which there were, and a couple for Biden/Lamb, too. But given the voting history here, I expected to see more Trump signs. What I've noticed is the houses with Trump signs tend to have more than 1 to advertise, I suppose, their devotion to the cult leader.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

6. I did that too.

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 12:06 PM

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Saw 27 trump signs (including large ones and flags) and only 3 Biden signs on my way to and from Rt. 30. I’m happy you are seeing more Biden signs over your way though. Since we are surrounded by trumpsters, I have not put up a sign.

DeminPennswoods

(16,325 posts)

7. I only counted houses since some

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 02:44 PM

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have multiple signs/flags/banners in their yards.

DeminPennswoods

(16,325 posts)

8. Today, had a chance

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Fri Oct 16, 2020, 03:00 PM

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to stroll around a few blocks of our generally conservative Beaver county seat while waiting for a friend to finish with a medical appt. I thought I'd see lots of Trump signs, but to my surprise, homes with Biden signs handily outnumbered those with Trump signs!

The town's local bakery does a "cookie poll" where customers can "vote" by buying cookies with a caracature of either Trump or Biden. So far, it's pretty close. If this is an indicator that Trump will win our county with only a slim margin, he's in trouble since he won the county by nearly 20 pts in 2016.

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