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.Many people have asked me why they are not seeing many yard signs for either Presidential candidate this year. The Manistee County Democrats have given out lots of blue yard signs supporting “Choice, Freedom, and Democracy” but the offer of a Biden/Harris sign is often being politely and sadly turned down. When asked why, the answers from these strong Democratic supporters showed concern for the security of their property and safety of their family members.
This fear is the direct result of a candidate who has created an extreme cult-like following based on promises of revenge, retaliation, retribution, and punishment of his opponents. His inflammatory rhetoric, consistently filled with lies and misinformation, incited a violent crowd to storm the US Capitol and has resulted in many death threats to prosecutors and judges in his defamation/sexual assault, business fraud, and election fraud court cases. People are right to be concerned! In more normal election years yard signs were simply an indicator of property owners’ political preference. No one had to fear property damage or physical assault for being proud to support their candidate. Prior |
to 2016 if a candidate had even a hint of committing marital infidelity, sexual assault, business fraud, or had multiple felony convictions and indictments you would never see a yard sign with their name on it. Prior to 2016 no candidate had ever engaged in such juvenile name-calling bullying tactics and aggressive rhetoric. I do not have any meaningful feedback from Republican supporters on lack of yard signs, but perhaps they are not comfortable showing public support for their deeply flawed candidate.
As chairperson of the Manistee County Democratic Party, I am asking that all Biden/Harris supporters leave all yard signs for opposition party candidates posted on private property alone. We will not condone or tolerate trespassing, damage, or stealing of political yard signs during the 2024 election cycle. Manistee County residents have the right to publicly support the candidate of their choice without fear of vandalism or violence. I am challenging my counterpart in the county Republican party to issue a similar statement. |
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