Presidential campaigns typically give away signs or sell them online as a fundraising tool. But in this extra-raucous election year, voters have been making their own to send unique messages.
A hand-painted sign fashioned from sheet metal in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts reads: "Benghazi Hillary for Prison Now." One that's been widely circulated on Facebook features a Trump sign doctored to make it read "RUM: Make America Great Again," complete with a photo of Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow.
Another popular alternative: Signs imploring the universe to send a giant meteor and "just end it already."
I have settled on a campaign yard sign that fits my thoughts on the 2016 election pic.twitter.com/sgqKydG1mb
β Jeffrey Usman (@Prawfish) October 22, 2016
Anand Sokhey, an associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder, says it's all part of America's quadrennial political theater. "People need to find creative ways to express themselves," he says. "We've asked people their motives in displaying these things. They tend to be more ideologically extreme, more activist."
