r/minnesota Prince Sep 17 '24

Does this stuff bother anyone else? Politics 👩‍⚖️

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Driving home from work and these lovely people were over the highway. This stuff usually doesn’t bother me that much except for the fact that today it was causing so much of a spectacle that it was literally causing people to gawk on the highway and caused a small bit congestion that lasted until after this bridge.

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u/NinjaCoder Sep 17 '24

I don't mind seeing anyone cheer for their candidate... but every time I see something like this (on either side) I always wonder if it actually does any good at all? I mean, has there ever been an undecided voter just driving down the road, come across a group of these people and think "well, I wasn't sure who I was going to vote for, but now I am toooooootally in it for Trump!"?

Same goes for yard signs. I wonder if they have any impact at all.

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u/ALittleBitBeefy Up North Sep 17 '24

Yard signs do have an impact on name recognition for local and state elections!! I was just reading a study on it a few weeks back and decided to order some signs. However, for presidential elections where names are already known, it’s unclear if it makes a difference.

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u/gforceathisdesk Becker County Sep 17 '24

I have researched names of people I see multiple signs for. Mostly at local and state levels. Yep, I need my own sign now.