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It’s not just Sarah Palin’s visit that is heating up the election scene in Philadelphia this week. (I have no idea what “the election scene” means. But it sounds kind of catchy, so I’ll keep it.)
In the Northeast Times, there’s a letter to the editor about the tight Matt Taubenberger-Brendan Boyle state house race:
On a recent Saturday night, I was home with my family when a car came up my street and stopped in front of my home. As we were not expecting company, we guessed they were looking for an address and would move on. Our street is very quiet with little traffic, and when the car did not move my daughter looked outside. What she saw shocked her and my whole family.
A man ran onto our lawn and stole the sign placed there supporting Brendan Boyle for Pennsylvania state representative. The man then jumped back into the car and sped away. No one bothered the opponent’s sign on a lawn two doors away, leading me to believe that this was not a juvenile prank. The next morning I noticed several Brendan Boyle signs missing from my neighborhood. I have heard that more than 50 signs were taken that weekend.
My family and I are disappointed to think that Brendan Boyle’s opponent’s staff or volunteers would behave as if this was a contest for junior high school class president and not Pennsylvania representative. We will replace the sign, and hopefully the public’s knowledge of these actions will discourage any further childish actions from these individuals.
Stealing signs! Sigh. That would shock my whole family, too. What is happening to Philadelphia?
The letters page also has this headline:
Yes. Yes, they do.
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Stealing signs… Guess that means Boyle’s going to throw at Taubenberger next time up, right LA?
Stealing signs is one of the most fun things about being a Philly committeeman. The best part: signs don’t help you win an election anyway. They’re meaningless! Who the hell walks into a votng booth and says “Oh, I saw that guy’s name on a sign in my nieghbor’s yard, I think I’ll give him my vote.”
As someone who knows Matt Taubenberger personally, I can guarantee you that he would never condone this sort of activity. It’s more likely that Boyle himself did it to generate negative press for Matt. After all, Boyle went around to people’s houses placing signs on their lawns without permission (which is illegal for anyone who didn’t know), so why would he stop there?