November 4th has come and passed. The country has a new president, and many, many local, state and federal elected officials. I for one am relieved that it is over. No more campaign messages on tv, no more automated phone calls and no more campaign messages taped to the front door. What is left, however is political garbage. All over the county I live in are signs in big bold colors(mostly red and blue, oh patriots!) baring last names and little else. Some are posted in groups of twenty or more. In places, the exact same two are posted within yards of each other. Why must they remain post-election?
I wonder what their purpose was in the first place. Is it still an assumption that naive voters will suddenly remember the name they saw on the most signs while they are filling out their ballot? I don't think so. Although many voters are undoubtedly uninformed, I'd like to think that a majority of voters in this election were informed. With so many issues at hand, it is hard to believe that this trick of campaign signs would really sway voters.
Even if campaign signs are a successful tool, there is no longer any need for them. The position has been filled, there is no need to keep applying. There is an intersection down the street from my house, a corner, where I kid you not there are 3 dozen or more campaign signs crammed together like dandelions poking out of the ground. They are such an eyesore, and they look so unnatural sticking out of the ground where a plant would be more likely.
Not only are they eyesores, they are also wasteful. These signs should be removed, and if possible, recycled. The people whose names are on the campaign signs should be the ones making sure that they are removed so that grassy corners can be restored to the former naturality.
