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Springfield woman uses tracker to find stolen election signs
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Stealing campaign signs seems like such a stupid thing to do. Yes, there is a cost to the campaign for each one, but the cost is low when they buy them in bulk. It's not like stealing the signs changes who people intend to vote for, either.
But with how easy it is for homeowners to install surveillance things (these trackers as well as video), it's only a matter of time before you get caught.
But I guess when MAGA sends their people, they're not sending their best.
No no. They are. This is their best.
These are just the pawns. Their best are the ones behind the curtain.
Years ago I knew a guy who was going around his very affluent community stealing Obama signs during his first run. He was a business owner, in his 50s, and fucking loaded. He was caught repeatedly and just kept paying the fines for it.
My guy, you're in Texas. It wasn't going to Obama. He just had unlimited money to pay the fines so he was showing how childish he was and how much he hated that others had a different opinion.
You'd hope that repeated fines for the same infraction would eventually cause those funes to start escalating.
It's not like putting signs in your garden changes who people intend to vote for either
That's fucking weird guys, honestly 😂
Do they have a best?
Most likely the 3 people in their think tank who know fully well what the end goal of the MAGA movement is.
*See “Project 2025” for more information.
#BeBest