We pass out yard signs here at a booth at the county fair, and the fair begins tomorrow, so I went to get the signs last night. It’s difficult to estimate how many to get, but I did not round down to allow for the enthusiasm gap, so we should have plenty.
Yard signs are hugely important here and they’re discussed endlessly. If we run out that that can be interpreted as a good omen (enthusiasm!) or yet another indication that Democrats are chronically disorganized.
The Kerry campaign were big yard sign believers, while the Obama campaign went with “yard signs don’t vote”, which, while true, pissed off local donors no end, because they expected a sign. We eventually begged unions for Obama signs, and got them.
I live on a busy corner, but I usually stick to a single yard sign for whatever judge I’m backing, with the idea that name recognition is the whole deal in judicial races, and it seems silly to put up 15 signs. This year I’m putting up a sign for this person.
Do yard signs make a difference? If you donate to a candidate, do you expect one? If you want one and can’t get one, are you thinking the candidate is wildly popular or that the campaign is horribly disorganized and unresponsive?