Influencing voters

[Marbles]

Yes, I have seen yard signs next signs for people or things I would never vote for. Which caused me to dig deeper and realize I did not want to vote for the person in local elections.

On the national level, no.

Never had a sign make me want to vote for someone. I view it as similar to displaying things for a favorite sports team.

 

[MallardSX2]

No.


BUT I wish someone would put some signs (any candidates would be fine) up at the front of my driveway though. They make great target stands. Nobody ever does. lol

 

[griebel303]

I think it did for my neighbor, they aren't a hunting family but I had my "No on Proposition 127" (mountain lion/bobcat hunting ban) sign in the yard and she asked me about it the other day. She will be voting No on the proposition now

 

[4090Sharps]

Yes, I have seen yard signs next signs for people or things I would never vote for. Which caused me to dig deeper and realize I did not want to vote for the person in local elections.

Along the same lines, a sign put up for against a proposition will cause me to dig deeper into who put it up and why they are supporting it, which may color my view.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

If I see a bunch of signs that will trigger me to actually look into the prop and likely influence my vote. Well-informed voters is key to defeating Prop 127. Colorado typically has so many ballot props most voters don’t know much about most of them.

 

[Yoder]

The individual issues are good examples. PA had one on the ballot a few years back. It was to set age limits for the state supreme court. I voted yes. Of course I want age limits on the supreme court. What I didn't know was I voted to raise the age limit. They already had an age limit. They left that little tidbit out of the ballot. It overwhelmingly passed so I'm guessing most people were stupid like me and didn't read up on the issue.

 

[j_volt]

For president? No.

For local things? Sort of... Like most people, it is rare for me to look at a sample ballot prior to showing up to vote. Seeing signs has caused me to research.

For example, sports gambling is on the ballot in Missouri. Voting "yes" seemed like a no brainer to me. However, there are a handful of signs in my neighborhood saying to vote "no". These "no" signs cite the proposed deal not being good enough, and not the morality of gambling. That caused me to research, and now has me reconsidering my "yes" vote.