{"id":1706,"date":"2007-10-23T06:31:19","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T11:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/penn-paul\/"},"modified":"2007-11-06T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2007-11-06T13:43:07","slug":"penn-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/penn-paul","title":{"rendered":"Penn Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driving to Pennsylvania yesterday (for this news event<\/a>), I was reminded of what it’s like to live in a swing state. In presidential elections, NJ’s firmly in the Democratic camp, so we tend not to get much (any) outdoor political advertising.<\/p>\n

In fall of 2004, I drove on Rt. 95 into Philadelphia and was amazed by the sheer volume of election signs as I approached the city. My favorite enormous billboards were the ones that complained about the loss of our freedom of speech.<\/p>\n

Now, the general election is more than a year away and the state’s primaries are six months off, but Pennsylvania reminded me of its swing state status almost instantly. Moments after I entered the state, I saw yard signs for Ron Paul<\/a>. As I drove below overpasses, I looked up to see banners for the guy.<\/p>\n

No other candidates had any presence, so I’m not sure if this means that Paul’s got an iron grip on the Rt. 78\/22 corridor of Pennsylvania or if his supporters are jumping the gun by a few months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Driving to Pennsylvania yesterday (for this news event), I was reminded of what it’s like to live in a swing state. In presidential elections, NJ’s firmly in the Democratic camp, so we tend not to get much (any) outdoor political advertising. In fall of 2004, I drove on Rt. 95 into Philadelphia and was amazed … <\/p>\n

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