Yard Signs

Driving this evening to see my nephew, I looked at the scads and scads of campaign signs along the road sides and came up with a plan for getting these cleaned up after Election Day.

Just as the outcome of an Olympic event can still be altered (after the event has ended) by the results of blood or urine testing, the outcomes of elections could also be alterable.

I propose: Percentages of victory (or of votes received) will be reduced by a number equal to the number of days it takes to remove all of a candidate's yard signs from public roads and right-of-ways.

This might motivate a candidate's supporters to take down a few signs. If supporters of the front-runners put out too many signs, the 3rd party candidates, who could afford less advertising, might stand a chance of winning.

I'm not sure what it would mean for a sign on northbound I-77 near Charlotte which has proclaimed the 1st name of our current Lieutenant Governor since before the 2002 election.

Now to wait for the '08 signs to appear in the neighborhood. McCain/Lieberman vs. Clinton/Obama?