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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:32 PM

Jirel (1,805 posts)

Could've bowled me over with a feather.

I posted a while ago that in our small, rural, red town my still very Republican ex-GOP-county-chair and ex-GOP-County-Commissioner neighbor has been flying Biden and Vote Blue signs. They are now behind barbed wire. But since then...

Our house has been flying Biden banners on all sides of the corner.

Our neighbor’s daughter from across the street the other way came to thank us for doing it, saying all these Biden signs make her feel like she’s in a good neighborhood.

More Biden signs - and Wendy Davis signs - are popping up all over. There are a few more Dump signs, but The Side Of Light is well ahead.

Today, our banners temporarily went down for porch painting. But wonder of wonders, our GOP neighbor made up for it. HE PUT UP A BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAG SIGN, Y’ALL!!!!

*sniffle*

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Reply Could've bowled me over with a feather. (Original post)
 Jirel Sep 2020 OP
LineReply Encouraging!
 BlueDawn Sep 2020 #1
LineReply Wow!
 soothsayer Sep 2020 #2
LineReply Wendy Davis! How's she doin'? Haven't heard about her in a while and glad to see she's...
 TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #3
LineLineReply It's a nail biter.
 Jirel Sep 2020 #5
LineLineLineNew Reply All of Tarrant County is rooting for Wendy.
 yellowdogintexas Sep 2020 #25
LineLineLineLineNew Reply .i forgot Wendy!
 Laurelin Sep 2020 #28
LineReply I live in a very red area but I got my Biden sign
 blueinredohio Sep 2020 #4
LineReply Wow, love it! nt
 iluvtennis Sep 2020 #6
LineReply That's good to hear.
 Laelth Sep 2020 #7
LineReply People are surprising..
 stillcool Sep 2020 #8
LineReply The BLM sign is a big step for your GOP neighbor.
 TomSlick Sep 2020 #9
LineLineReply I think they are.
 Jirel Sep 2020 #12
LineLineLineReply Wow!
 TomSlick Sep 2020 #13
LineLineLineReply Where do you live?
 Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2020 #18
LineLineLineLineNew Reply Comfort.
 Jirel Sep 2020 #20
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply after spending some time in Kerrville
 rufus dog Sep 2020 #26
LineReply Bravo! You mentioned Wendy Davis so you must be in TX.
 onetexan Sep 2020 #10
LineLineReply Yep. But can't be afraid to show signs here.
 Jirel Sep 2020 #15
LineReply WOW!
 volstork Sep 2020 #11
LineReply Jirel....
 Upthevibe Sep 2020 #14
LineReply Thank you for this great news!
 niyad Sep 2020 #16
LineReply Take Our Country Back?
 czarjak Sep 2020 #17
LineReply you must be out by dripping
 rdking647 Sep 2020 #19
LineLineNew Reply Actually, no.
 Jirel Sep 2020 #21
LineLineNew Reply Pflugerville!
 Laurelin Sep 2020 #29
LineNew Reply Fantastic report, Jirel!
 calimary Sep 2020 #22
LineNew Reply same here. In a rural Trump county
 drray23 Sep 2020 #23
LineNew Reply Bring them a pie or cookies or something
 mysteryowl Sep 2020 #24
LineNew Reply Just awesome!
 summer_in_TX Sep 2020 #27

Response to Jirel (Original post)

Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:41 PM

BlueDawn (818 posts)

1. Encouraging!

Yes, we are seeing the same in our neighborhood, too. Lots and lots of Biden signs. We are happy to see support for Biden, especially as we live in a very red state. We still see Trump flags and signs, but in the past week it seems that lots of Biden signs have popped up.

I am glad to hear that it is happening elsewhere. Thanks for sharing this....I find it encouraging!

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:44 PM

soothsayer (38,601 posts)

2. Wow!

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:45 PM

Star Member TreasonousBastard (42,113 posts)

3. Wendy Davis! How's she doin'? Haven't heard about her in a while and glad to see she's...

still kickin'

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:51 PM

Jirel (1,805 posts)

5. It's a nail biter.

They’re virtually tied.

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Fri Sep 25, 2020, 12:13 AM

yellowdogintexas (20,460 posts)

25. All of Tarrant County is rooting for Wendy.

She was our State Senator when she did the filibuster. I sent her a little money and wish I could send her more.

I so want her to go to Congress !

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Fri Sep 25, 2020, 02:48 AM

Laurelin (434 posts)

28. .i forgot Wendy!

Thanks for the reminder. My daughter worked on her last campaign. I'll send her a donation today.

Why doesn't she make the suggested donation lists if it's a close race? I can't think how I missed her.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:47 PM

Star Member blueinredohio (6,686 posts)

4. I live in a very red area but I got my Biden sign

and put it in the yard today. We'll see if it's there in the morning. They get stolen around here.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:51 PM

Star Member iluvtennis (17,948 posts)

6. Wow, love it! nt

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:53 PM

Laelth (32,014 posts)

7. That's good to hear.

Thank you.



-Laelth

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:55 PM

stillcool (32,620 posts)

8. People are surprising..

it's so nice when it's in a good way.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:58 PM

Star Member TomSlick (10,277 posts)

9. The BLM sign is a big step for your GOP neighbor.

Maybe minds are being changed?

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:08 PM

Jirel (1,805 posts)

12. I think they are.

He NEVER would’ve done that before.

But here’s another. I have a friend in town who was so Dump-humping she was ecstatic to go see his plane on the tarmac in a pouring storm in 2016. She proudly posted a photo back then where you could barely make out the plane, due to the storm.

She flipped. This year she announced a split household, and was offering me and everyone else in town Biden signs. She’s committed, and so is most of her family now.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:24 PM

Star Member TomSlick (10,277 posts)

13. Wow!

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 09:52 PM

Star Member Sucha NastyWoman (2,566 posts)

18. Where do you live?

I know where Wendy’s district is, and have been sending her money. Hoping to move back to the Hill Country soon and would love to find an area that is at least purple, but I think that might be hard to do outside of Travis or Bexar County.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 10:16 PM

Jirel (1,805 posts)

20. Comfort.

Comfort and Fredericksburg aren’t too toxic right now, but hoo boy - Kerrville and ESPECIALLY Boerne are bad. My husband and I just refer to Boerne as “rat-licker central” these days.

But hey, it’s looking up anyway. There were weekly BLM protests in Kerrville and Fredericksburg. There was even one... very well behaved one... in Boerne.

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Fri Sep 25, 2020, 12:19 AM

rufus dog (8,419 posts)

26. after spending some time in Kerrville

 

I get how it could be tRump central. How the hell they took a location with natural beauty and filled it with Strip Malls and Fast Food Drive thru franchises every 100 yards is mindboggling.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 07:59 PM

onetexan (11,721 posts)

10. Bravo! You mentioned Wendy Davis so you must be in TX.

So far none of my signs have been stolen so it's a good sign. A lady @Costco parking lot yesterday saw my Texans for Biden bumper sticker and said that was good to see. She said she didn't put one on her vehicle for fear of people keying her car or ramming her. We do have nutters with big trucks around here so i don't blame her.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:45 PM

Jirel (1,805 posts)

15. Yep. But can't be afraid to show signs here.

If you’re afraid, they’ve already won.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:07 PM

Star Member volstork (5,265 posts)

11. WOW!

Wonderful news!

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:36 PM

Star Member Upthevibe (6,336 posts)

14. Jirel....

Great to hear....Thank you for posting.....

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:47 PM

Star Member niyad (98,957 posts)

16. Thank you for this great news!

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:58 PM

czarjak (8,840 posts)

17. Take Our Country Back?

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 10:14 PM

rdking647 (5,113 posts)

19. you must be out by dripping

 

im in pflugerville. a couple of trump signs in my neighborhood but vastly outnumbered by biden signs.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 10:20 PM

Jirel (1,805 posts)

21. Actually, no.

About an hour southwest, in Comfort. That’s what makes it so surprising - we’re well away from Austin.

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Fri Sep 25, 2020, 02:53 AM

Laurelin (434 posts)

29. Pflugerville!

I lived in the Travis County side for 20 years. My neighborhood was very blue.

Stay safe from covid , youall.

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 10:32 PM

Star Member calimary (74,893 posts)

22. Fantastic report, Jirel!

Thank you!

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Thu Sep 24, 2020, 10:40 PM

Star Member drray23 (6,997 posts)

23. same here. In a rural Trump county

I put up three signs. biden/harris , sen. warner and rep. mc eachin.
This afternoon my tree guy came to cut sone overgrowth. He told me out of the blue that he used to vote republican and voted Trump in 2016. He is all in for Biden and is gonna vote straight dem down ticket.

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Fri Sep 25, 2020, 12:08 AM

Star Member mysteryowl (6,385 posts)

24. Bring them a pie or cookies or something

Maybe have a drink together.

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Fri Sep 25, 2020, 01:01 AM

Star Member summer_in_TX (2,147 posts)

27. Just awesome!

If you are looking for a purple Texas county, Hays fits the bill. Along the I-35 corridor it's kinda blue-violet. More violet-red in Dripping Springs. In Wimberley it's violet slightly redder than a pure mix. But there are plenty of blues too.

Part of our county could be represented by Wendy. Her opponent is just awful. But they're going very negative on her in their advertising.

P.S. Have to agree about Boerne. Attractive to look at but very unfriendly too blues.

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