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Marc2b -> RE: Obama vs McCain - yard signs (10/18/2008 2:43:53 PM)
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I can’t speak for the whole of New York State but in the places where I live and play (the Niagara Frontier and the Southern Tier), signs for the Presidential candidates are, if not rare, uncommon. I suspect that this is because the outcome of New York as an Obama state is already known. Now that I think about it, the last time I saw a lot of signs for Presidential candidates was during both of Reagan’s elections. Most of the signs were for Reagan and he in fact took New York in both elections.
There are lots of signs around, but they are mostly for local candidates. In those, Republican signs greatly outnumber the Democrat signs except in the large cities.
People talk about Red States and Blue States but the great divide between Americans can best (and I’m talking in the most general sense here) be summed up as urban versus rural. Generally speaking, the more urban, the more Democrat and the more rural, the more Republican. I am fairly certain that if New York City was booted out of the state, New York would be a reliable Republican State.
If you want an interesting look at the Red/Blue divide, check out these maps.
As for the defacing of signs, come on people and admit it – each side has it’s nutjobs that do that kind of stupid shit, and let’s call it for what it is – a lack of respect for the rights of others.
Just out of curiosity, who decided that Democrats were the Blues and Republicans were the Reds? If you think about it, shouldn’t the side with the socialists and the communist be the Reds? Just wondering.
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