'Just wanted a sign': Man pokes fun at flood of campaign signs

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ISN’T EVEN RUNNING FOR OFFICE SIGNS, SIGNS EVERYWHERE. THERE’S SIGNS IT FEELS LIKE YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THEM ANYMORE. THEY’RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF CAMPAIGN STRATEGY FOR CANDIDATES LOOKING TO GET A WIN. SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED. EVERY TIME WE LEAVE, EVERY TIME WE COME HOME, THEY’RE JUST EVERYWHERE. ANDY BROWN SAW THE SIGN OR MORE LIKE DOZENS OF THEM, AT THE END OF HIS ROAD IN GOFFSTOWN. AND EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT A POLITICIAN, HE WANTED IN ON THE ACTION. IT WAS NOT VERY EXPENSIVE, SO I JUST DECIDED I WOULD ORDER MY OWN SIGN. ENTER HIS CREATION ANDY BROWN. NOT RUNNING FOR ANYTHING, JUST WANTED A SIGN HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT. IT TOOK HIS WIFE A LITTLE WHILE TO CATCH ON. I DON’T ACTUALLY KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS. I’M TOLD IT WAS WEEKS, AND LIKE ANY SUCCESSFUL POLITICAL MOVEMENT, HIS SIGNS STARTED TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO MAKE THEIR OWN. IT HAPPENED TO BE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND IN TOWN, AND SO THAT ONE SAYS PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF ANDY BROWN. NOW, IT’S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO READ THE FINE PRINT WITH ANYTHING IN POLITICS, SO LET’S JUST TAKE A LOOK. PAID FOR BY ANDY BROWN’S LACK OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY INSTIGATED BY FRIENDS OF ANDY BROWN. BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME BIG SIGNS UP THERE NOW. AND SO I WANTED A BIG SIGN AS WELL, JUST TO KIND OF FIT IN AND YES, HE LIKES BIG SIGNS AND HE CANNOT LIE. SIGNS ARE AFTER ALL, A BIG PART OF POLITICS IN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE THIS YEAR. THE KELLY AYOTTE AND JOYCE CRAIG CAMPAIGNS HAVE EACH SPENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON PRINTED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING SHIRTS, BUTTONS AND YES, THOSE CAMPAIGN SIGNS. BROWN SAYS IT CAN ALL BE A LITTLE OVERWHELMING. AND IN AN ELECTION YEAR THAT HAS SO MANY PEOPLE ON EDGE, HE’S JUST HOPING TO HELP HIS NEIGHBORS CRACK A SMILE. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF STRIFE ABOUT THOSE SIGNS AT THE TOP, AND SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED

Candidates spend thousands on signs every election cycle

If election season had a flower, it would likely be the campaign sign. They pop up in yards and on curbs every election cycle, sometimes by the dozen. Andy Brown, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, is not running for office, but he does live near an intersection flooded with campaign signs for local, state and national races. He decided he wanted in on the action. "It's not very expensive, so I thought I'd just order my own sign," Brown said. Brown strung up his own sign, tucked between banners for legitimate candidates. It read, "Andy Brown, not running for anything, just wanted a sign."The initial sign was partially a prank on Brown's wife, Erin Marchal, who admits it took her a little while to notice. "I don't actually know how long it was," she said. "I'm told it was weeks."Soon after, a friend in town caught on and added his own sign for Brown. This one has the disclaimer "paid for by friends of Andy Brown." Then, in a move to compete with some of the larger campaign signs on the corner, Brown added yet another reading, "I like big signs, and I cannot lie." Officials with the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office confirmed to sister station WMUR that since Brown is not a candidate in any race, his signs are completely legal and do not need to follow the same rules as individuals on the ballot. Brown said that in an election season that has many people on edge, he hopes his signs can help a few of his neighbors crack a smile. "There's been a lot of strife about those signs, so I just thought we needed a bit of levity," Brown said. After getting some attention on social media, Brown said he is now fielding requests from others for one of his signs, including from people out of state. Levity aside, signs are often a cornerstone of political campaigns. In the current race for governor, the Joyce Craig and Kelly Ayotte campaigns have each spent tens of thousands of dollars on printed items, including shirts, buttons, and signs.

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. —

If election season had a flower, it would likely be the campaign sign.

They pop up in yards and on curbs every election cycle, sometimes by the dozen.

Andy Brown, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, is not running for office, but he does live near an intersection flooded with campaign signs for local, state and national races. He decided he wanted in on the action.

"It's not very expensive, so I thought I'd just order my own sign," Brown said.

Brown strung up his own sign, tucked between banners for legitimate candidates. It read, "Andy Brown, not running for anything, just wanted a sign."

The initial sign was partially a prank on Brown's wife, Erin Marchal, who admits it took her a little while to notice.

"I don't actually know how long it was," she said. "I'm told it was weeks."

Soon after, a friend in town caught on and added his own sign for Brown. This one has the disclaimer "paid for by friends of Andy Brown."

Then, in a move to compete with some of the larger campaign signs on the corner, Brown added yet another reading, "I like big signs, and I cannot lie."

Officials with the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office confirmed to sister station WMUR that since Brown is not a candidate in any race, his signs are completely legal and do not need to follow the same rules as individuals on the ballot.

Brown said that in an election season that has many people on edge, he hopes his signs can help a few of his neighbors crack a smile.

"There's been a lot of strife about those signs, so I just thought we needed a bit of levity," Brown said.

After getting some attention on social media, Brown said he is now fielding requests from others for one of his signs, including from people out of state.

Levity aside, signs are often a cornerstone of political campaigns. In the current race for governor, the Joyce Craig and Kelly Ayotte campaigns have each spent tens of thousands of dollars on printed items, including shirts, buttons, and signs.

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