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Political Yard Sign Wars Wage as Election Nears

Posted by michael on from the signs-of-the-times dept.

gollum123 writes "Yahoo has a story on how tension among bitterly divided voters is translating into a barrage of attacks on political targets that can't talk back - yard signs. Campaign signs depicting support for either President Bush (news - web sites) or Democratic challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) are being burned, chopped down, spray-painted and commonly, stolen away in the dark of night. Though sign shenanigans are common in election years, some Republican leaders are calling this year's activity unprecedented. Democratic leaders say attacks are so rampant that supporters should take their yard signs inside at night to protect them. Has anyone on /. had such an experience."

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  1. Nice copy-editing by chameleon3 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    anyone else noticed they misspelled "Badnarik"? How sad. And how telling. US media won't discuss third party candidates and doesn't even bother double-checking their names.