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Why campaigns have a love-hate relationship with their signs

  • Written by Karen Adams, Professor of English, Arizona State University
Why campaigns have a love-hate relationship with their signsArizona's cities and towns have been flooded with signage during the heavily contested 2022 elections.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Every election cycle, I’m accustomed to seeing campaign signs. But this past summer, I was struck by the sheer number of them in Scottsdale, Arizona, near where I live. I counted 18 on just one corner of a major...

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