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phylny

(8,533 posts)
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:14 AM Saturday

My observation driving on I-81, I-83, and I-76 from

Augusta County, Virginia through West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania yesterday: I saw maybe two Trump signs and no Trump bumper stickers. Once on I-76 east in Pennsylvania, all I saw were pro-Harris/Walz signs/billboards and anti-Trump billboards. In fact, there were two billboards from former Trump voters who are voting for Harris.

It was surprising to me and very hopeful. Let’s GO!

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My observation driving on I-81, I-83, and I-76 from (Original Post) phylny Saturday OP
That is encouraging. Thanks for sharing! writes3000 Saturday #1
Berks-Carbon-Schuylkill Counties modrepub Saturday #2
The Amish DownriverDem Saturday #16
The ones that do are voting overwhelmingly R. dsp3000 Saturday #19
Very encouraging. Linda ladeewolf Saturday #3
where in MO? pstokely Saturday #18
Joplin, Mo Linda ladeewolf Saturday #21
K/R Thanks for the report, good news. appalachiablue Saturday #4
If you had gotten off of I-83 galapagos Saturday #5
It's the same where I am in Bedford County, Virginia. phylny Saturday #6
York County is the absolute dregs on PA Charging Triceratops Saturday #11
Yeah, driving the interstates isn't indicative durablend Saturday #15
The times,,,,,,, LilElf70 Saturday #7
You don't see signs on Interstate highways unless they are huge signs doc03 Saturday #8
There were billboards on the interstate highways. phylny Saturday #14
In my area there are fewer trump signs. Woodwizard Saturday #9
MI to MO Filjr Saturday #10
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado Saturday #13
You were driving through Illinois - it's solid blue. TBF Sunday #33
Let's go is right... Butterflylady Saturday #12
I think you have a GREAT point! MyOwnPeace Saturday #25
Big red eastern Washington DiverDave Saturday #17
I grew up in the Tri-Cities, still have family there RainCaster Saturday #28
We just drove 1,278 miles through OK, MO, KS, NE, IA, SD and ND OMGWTF Saturday #20
I am trying to figure out where this 45% support is. Bev54 Saturday #22
They're wearing their gold tennis shoes proudly! MyOwnPeace Saturday #26
In Albemarle County I see more Harris signs than Trump signs, but I do see Trump signs and they are all bigger. Martin68 Saturday #23
Ask Stormy! MyOwnPeace Saturday #27
Way too trumpy around here durablend Saturday #24
Are you in a rural area? My theory is that this is largely a rural vs. urban TBF Sunday #34
Better Get Off RobinA Saturday #29
Do billboards mean anything? Figarosmom Sunday #30
Who knows? phylny Sunday #32
I don't understand why country people Tree Lady Sunday #31

modrepub

(3,587 posts)
2. Berks-Carbon-Schuylkill Counties
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:15 AM
Saturday

Lots and lots of TFG signs, flags, billboards and banners.

Was up in the Big Valley (Mifflin County) this week and not a lot of TFG signs (but very few ,la signs). Heavy Amish and Mennonite in that area so, thankfully, they are reserved (smart enough) not to display their political opinions.

TBH, I try not to pay attention to signs, unless they're clever.

Linda ladeewolf

(275 posts)
3. Very encouraging.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:35 AM
Saturday

I’ve seen a very few sign for Harris/Waltz here in Missouri! Not sure it’ll do much, but it’s encouraging. I’d not seen any democratic signs in years!

Linda ladeewolf

(275 posts)
21. Joplin, Mo
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:22 PM
Saturday

The closest city. It’s not the biggest, but I’ve only seen one Biden/Harris back in 2020, I saw a couple more today near Neosho for Harris/Waltz. That’s more than I’ve seen in years. Also saw a couple for Kunce! It’s been years since I’ve seen anything for the Democrats.

galapagos

(7 posts)
5. If you had gotten off of I-83
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:00 AM
Saturday

in York County, you would have seen Trump signs everywhere. There are very few Harris signs, and more Trump signs than I have seen in the previous two elections. Just another reason I wouldn't mind moving away from here.

phylny

(8,533 posts)
6. It's the same where I am in Bedford County, Virginia.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:13 AM
Saturday

All I know is that my vote for Harris/Walz gets added to the aggregate in the rest of Virginia and that’s what I hold onto. I do know how you feel.

durablend

(7,759 posts)
15. Yeah, driving the interstates isn't indicative
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:35 AM
Saturday

As I've said before, way too many Trump signs here but some Harris signs in places I wouldn't have expected. So I dunno....

doc03

(36,421 posts)
8. You don't see signs on Interstate highways unless they are huge signs
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:43 AM
Saturday

a distance from the road. You can see one in east Ohio where I live. It is on the top of a hill about a
half mile from the highway. I would guess it is probably 25 to 30 feet wide. I saw one passing through NW
PA that was a quarter mile back painted on the side of a 55' semi-trailer. There are tons of them on the back roads,
I guess there are 30 or more within a mile of my house and 2 Harris signs. The good news the majority of people's homes have no sign. Many of the Trump signs or stickers I see are on old rust buckets or dilapidated shacks.

Woodwizard

(961 posts)
9. In my area there are fewer trump signs.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:52 AM
Saturday

Were quite a few in 2016 and 2020. I bet they still will vote for the Orange menace though.

Filjr

(1 post)
10. MI to MO
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:55 AM
Saturday

Driving with my parents and middle sister from sw Michigan to Tucson AZ where my parents will move in with my oldest sister. It’s that time of life, but that’s another story all together.

Anyway. In the surrounding rural areas around my parent’s small town of Berrien Springs, I had to deal with dozens of Trump signs (and was elated to see the few Kamala/Walz). On the drive to pick up the rental RV in Grand Rapids, dozens more.

Grand Rapids was full of K/W signs hooray!

But this is the point I’m getting to. On the entire drive from MI to St. Louis MO my sister AB’s I were shocked to see exactly zero Trump signs. We wondered if we had simply missed them, focusing on driving an unfamiliar 25-foot vehicle, so we began looking in earnest.

By the time the light failed, we had counted exactly TWO. One was hand painted onto a farm building’s roof during the 2020 election, and the other was from 2024.

There were plenty of signs for local elections, but none for the presidential.

Come THROUGH!!!!

MyOwnPeace

(17,235 posts)
25. I think you have a GREAT point!
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:41 PM
Saturday

I AM seeing fewer tRump signs in my neighborhood, but don't know if that means that they are too embarassed to admit that they support him, or something FINALLY (MY GAWD, what DOES it TAKE!!!!!) flipped them.
I just returned from a trip, starting in Butler County, PA (yes, THAT Butler County!!! ) and went to Stowe, VT. and back.
Didn't bump into Bernie (:chuckle but DID see lots of H/W signs there, and a few but not many for tRump.
What DID shock me was I took the 'looking-at-leaves' route through upper New York and was FLOORED by the number of 'ELISE' signs everywhere! (Elise Stefanik - R=MAGA-Bobblehead). Some of those same places had some tRump signs, but not all! (Keep their girl - dump the tRump? ).
Lower NY (Syracuse) and upper PA was very lean on tRump signs, and moderate for H/W.

All of that being said - I take little faith in what I see in signs UNLESS there's a CHANGE from the last election - and I'm seeing fewer tRump signs in places where I'd seen them before. Perhaps MORE important, and this comes from 'DEEP THROAT' in the Watergate scandal: FOLLOW THE MONEY!

And who has the most?

And why? Because too many people WILL NOT GO BACK!!!!!!

Here's hoping!!!!!

LET'S GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!

OMGWTF

(4,362 posts)
20. We just drove 1,278 miles through OK, MO, KS, NE, IA, SD and ND
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:49 PM
Saturday

and saw more signs for Wall Drug than Traitor Tot. Even saw some Harris signs in unexpected places.

Bev54

(11,702 posts)
22. I am trying to figure out where this 45% support is.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:45 PM
Saturday

Do they support him but won't put up their signs or do they support him and can no longer afford the signs and flags, because he has bled them dry?

Martin68

(24,317 posts)
23. In Albemarle County I see more Harris signs than Trump signs, but I do see Trump signs and they are all bigger.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:10 PM
Saturday

As if size makes a sign more convincing. Or more impressive.

TBF

(33,651 posts)
34. Are you in a rural area? My theory is that this is largely a rural vs. urban
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 12:21 PM
Sunday

issue at this point. It shouldn't be. Republicans aren't going to do anything financially for rural areas (because as we all know, rich people like to keep their money). But they've got the churches, and that's all they need to keep rural voters in line.

RobinA

(10,100 posts)
29. Better Get Off
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 11:33 PM
Saturday

the interstate. My Philadelphia suburb is plastered with Trump. Just driving to work starts a five hour depression spiral.

Figarosmom

(1,687 posts)
30. Do billboards mean anything?
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 12:16 AM
Sunday

They are paid advertising .I like that the campaign is working those areas but they don't give any indication of how that area is leaning

Tree Lady

(12,080 posts)
31. I don't understand why country people
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 12:21 AM
Sunday

like him so much. Went for a drive in the country today past ranches, country homes, vineyards and wineries and all I saw were Trump signs.

But as we drove through neighborhoods I saw lots of Harris signs.

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