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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:32 AM Aug 2012

The Ron Paul yard signs are being replaced by Romney yard signs around here

Usually they wait until after the GOP convention but they are getting a head start this year for some reason.

Anyone else noticing this where they live?

Don

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The Ron Paul yard signs are being replaced by Romney yard signs around here (Original Post) NNN0LHI Aug 2012 OP
Where is "around here?" nanabugg Aug 2012 #1
Check my profile NNN0LHI Aug 2012 #2
No. I'm too lazy. If you are too lazy to even hint at it, forget it. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #19
I haven't seen a lot of either around Tampa. n/t Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #3
I'll go one better Lefta Dissenter Aug 2012 #4
Bleeech! MatthewStLouis Aug 2012 #5
Oddly, I'm in TN reflection Aug 2012 #6
I think it's because he's a Mormon. And I think that will have a major silent impact. redgreenandblue Aug 2012 #17
Could be. reflection Aug 2012 #18
The only Paulite I'm aware of has posted a Tommy for Senate yard sign. HereSince1628 Aug 2012 #7
Paul has generally been really popular where I live Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #8
Same here. reflection Aug 2012 #13
I think I might find some Romney signs reflection Aug 2012 #9
The fact that you said "usually" says it all CabCurious Aug 2012 #10
My nutty neighbor has had a Ron Paul sign in his yard for 5 years proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #11
I know three people for sure are voting for Ron Paul.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #12
Not a thing here yet but there is plenty o' time for them to re-reveal themselves. nc4bo Aug 2012 #14
My Romney bumper sticker count has climbed to 3, in NC. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #15
I saw my first one last week here in SC. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #25
One of my Nashville neighbors has replaced his Ron Paul sign with one for Gary Johnson. mgc1961 Aug 2012 #16
I live in a red state and haven't seen a single Romney sign nor bumpersticker yet. sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #20
I'm in a really red area and I've seen barely any signs maddezmom Aug 2012 #21
My Friend Is A Paulbot ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2012 #22
I was just about to post that I haven't seen much Romney stuff... a la izquierda Aug 2012 #23
No, luckily We are Devo Aug 2012 #24

reflection

(6,286 posts)
6. Oddly, I'm in TN
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:37 AM
Aug 2012

and I've seen a grand total of two Romney labels. One on a car with GA license plates, and the other on a t-shirt a guy was wearing in a barbershop. No yard signs yet. You would think being in the middle of Teabillyville, as the Duchess might put it, I'd be seeing a lot more Romney nonsense.

redgreenandblue

(2,088 posts)
17. I think it's because he's a Mormon. And I think that will have a major silent impact.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 09:35 AM
Aug 2012

As much as the different denominations in the bible belt hate each other from the pulpit, they will come together to vote for someone who brandishes any Christian label. Mormonism doesn't qualify. It is something fundamentally different than Christian to many of the believers.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
7. The only Paulite I'm aware of has posted a Tommy for Senate yard sign.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:37 AM
Aug 2012

No evidence of interest in the executive race, yet.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
8. Paul has generally been really popular where I live
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:38 AM
Aug 2012

I still see bumper stickers, but most of the Paul signs I've seen are the low-rent, homemade kind, including the oh-so-classy bedsheet on the highway overpass...

reflection

(6,286 posts)
13. Same here.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:45 AM
Aug 2012

I've seen a ton of Paul stuff. I would love to see him tell his delegates to make some noise at the convention. What's he got, like 475? That's not bad for a fringe candidate.

reflection

(6,286 posts)
9. I think I might find some Romney signs
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:40 AM
Aug 2012

and alter them, ala "Sore Loserman" to say stuff like

Romney/Ryan
for my CPAs

Romney/Ryan
Rape Defenders

CabCurious

(954 posts)
10. The fact that you said "usually" says it all
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:41 AM
Aug 2012

The Ron Paul libertarians are simply Republicans who like to feel like rebels. If they vote, they will vote GOP.

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
11. My nutty neighbor has had a Ron Paul sign in his yard for 5 years
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:42 AM
Aug 2012

I sense he's a die hard who will never support Romney.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
12. I know three people for sure are voting for Ron Paul..
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:45 AM
Aug 2012

One of them is a black woman in her early 70's who was over the Moon for Obama in 2008..

Make of that what you will, none of them can be reasoned with at all, I've tried.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
14. Not a thing here yet but there is plenty o' time for them to re-reveal themselves.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:51 AM
Aug 2012

There were a few Mccain/Palin signs polluting the scenery in my little rural section of the universe.

Haven't seen any R/R bumperstickers either, just the occasional Shrub and Mccain/Palin - seems some just can't let go.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
25. I saw my first one last week here in SC.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:25 AM
Aug 2012

It was on the back of a high-end SUV parked in the handicapped space at the high-end Kroger store. I suspect it belonged to one of these dressage-horse types who have the Romney signs in their yards. I have yet to see another sign or bumper sticker beyond those.

 

mgc1961

(1,263 posts)
16. One of my Nashville neighbors has replaced his Ron Paul sign with one for Gary Johnson.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 09:02 AM
Aug 2012

He's also a Charlie Sheen fan. His truck sports a sticker that says anyone not standing with Sheen is with the trolls.

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
21. I'm in a really red area and I've seen barely any signs
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:11 AM
Aug 2012

completely different from the last election. McCain and Paul signs everywhere.

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,784 posts)
22. My Friend Is A Paulbot
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:17 AM
Aug 2012

And he told me months ago that if Romney won the Republican nomination, he would vote for Obama because Romney is the epitome of evil. He's since changed his mind. He's voting for Gary Johnson instead. But at least he's true to his convictions. Most Libertarians I know are just Republicans who like to smoke pot, and they'll fall right in line and vote Republican as soon as Ron "The Messiah" Paul is off the ballot. It's very predictable.

Oh, and I've seen an uptick in the number of Rmoney stickers on cars here in Ohio. My count is up to 5 now.

a la izquierda

(11,795 posts)
23. I was just about to post that I haven't seen much Romney stuff...
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:21 AM
Aug 2012

in my part of Ohio. I live just outside a little college town, so that's probably it.

We are Devo

(193 posts)
24. No, luckily
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 10:22 AM
Aug 2012

I've seen one Paul sign and not a single Romney sign. I'm in Pasadena, CA. Uber wealthy San Marino will probably be full of Romney signs before the election I'm betting.

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