23 September 2024

A peculiarly American industry


I noticed a "childless cat lady" yard sign similar to one of these while running errands yesterday.  All of the ones I saw on a Google search were privately manufactured and sold on Etsy, Amazon etc.  When I went to the Harris/Walz campaign website, there were no such signs available.  In fact, there were only two offered: a bland one with both names, and a bizarre one featuring... Joe Biden?!

So unless these sellers specify that a portion of the purchase price is going to the campaign, it appears that these signs are serving only to affirm the homeowner's affinities.  We won't be featuring one in our yard for fear of retribution, but it will be interesting to see how many appear in various neighborhoods nearby in our swing state.  

It's also curious that the national Democratic campaign hasn't tried to monetize public enthusiasm, compared to Donald Trump's efforts to sell various items.  For all I know, maybe the cat lady signs are being manufactured and sold by Republicans who are sending the profits to Trump...

Does anything similar to this phenomenon happen in other countries?

1 comment:

  1. State parties are not the best organized.
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