Why are we still hanging election posters

PhilOssophy

I still don't know how or why people are influenced by posters, I have no problem with what comes in through the letter box, the older brigade get their info from local papers and media, younger from social media, etc.
Posters are still unnecessary.

Badly Drunk Boy

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I still don't know how or why people are influenced by posters, I have no problem with what comes in through the letter box, the older brigade get their info from local papers and media, younger from social media, etc.
Posters are still unnecessary.

It can be as simple as familiarity. When you see the ballot paper, you have the list of candidates with a little photo beside them. I'd say for some people, even seeing a familiar face when on the spot to vote...they could just say "Ah , I'll give them a vote!".

I'm sure familiarity can also breed contempt. "I don't like his
party and I'm sick of looking at his face for the past few weeks!".

L1011

Deleted User wrote: »

Where are these posters made?

Nearly all printed in Ireland; legally must have the printers name although I've not gone with a ladder and a magnifying glass to check

I'd guess the corriboard itself is made in China these days but could be wrong, we do have specialist plastics firms here.

Galwayguy35

Someone in my town emailed all the TDs standing in Galway East telling them not to put up any posters in the area.

time will tell if they heed the request.

tuxy

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Someone in my town emailed all the TDs standing in Galway East telling them not to put up any posters in the area.

time will tell if they heed the request.

Are candidates usually this slow to put up posters in that constituency?
My town has been full of them since early yesterday morning.

I think they would be more concerned about losing hundreds if not thousands of votes and will take the risk on losing just one from the person who sent the mails.

Frozen Veg

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Why do TDs still do this? Given the current prominence of climate change, and the associated need to cut out this sort of waste, I think they should all be banned.
I will vote for any candidate who is not useless and I don't see on a poster in the next 3 weeks.

Make sure you buy an electric car though wink wink.

Galwayguy35

tuxy wrote: »

Are candidates usually this slow to put up posters in that constituency?
My town has been full of them since early yesterday morning.

I think they would be more concerned about losing hundreds if not thousands of votes and will take the risk on losing just one from the person who sent the mails.

Haven't seen any posters up yet unless they have them up in the city.

The person who sent the email represents the view of everyone in the community.

that's over 1500 people.

tuxy

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Haven't seen any posters up yet unless they have them up in the city.

That's exactly where they would prioritise. My town centre is cover in them.

Sir Oxman

FF (John Curran) were quick off the mark in my part of D22. Besides the usual lamp post posters, they had big railing posters up - I predict a battle of the railings tomorrow.
And suspiciously, FG (Emer Higgins) posters were already on the ground and not a breath of breeze around...

As for not being environmentally friendly, the Greens were as quick off the mark as anyone.

tuxy

Sir Oxman wrote: »

FF (John Curran) were quick off the mark in my part of D22. .

No one will beat AK47 with some of his posters up two days before a polling date was set! (Monday)

RickBlaine

I think posters are nonsense in this day and age. A posted leaflet is much better. It does everything a poster does (which isn't much really, just a name, photo and party, and maybe a short generic slogan) but also has space for campaign promises and maybe the candidate's background / qualifications.

But if posters must remain, at the very least there should be rules in place to limit the number of posters for the same candidate within a certain radius. Seeing the same poster on every second lamppost for miles and miles is ridiculous.

Kermit.de.frog

I, for one, don't mind the posters.

Each to their own tho

tuxy

RickBlaine wrote: »

I think posters are nonsense in this day and age. A posted leaflet is much better. It does everything a poster does (which isn't much really, just a name, photo and party, and maybe a short generic slogan) but also has space for campaign promises and maybe the candidate's background / qualifications.

But if posters must remain, at the very least there should be rules in place to limit the number of posters for the same candidate within a certain radius. Seeing the same poster on every second lamppost for miles and miles is ridiculous.

Leaflets are even worse and go straight in the bin with most people. More wasted resources than the posters.

Thanks to AK47 I'm never stuck for something to start lighting the stove with in the mornings.

Odhinn

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Why are we still hanging election posters

Because they won't let us string up the feckers themselves.

atilladehun

If it snows we can use them to slide down hills.

Hamsterchops

I guess the old folk like posters, specially those who are not digital savy! They like to talk about the hairstyles, the makeup & to study the faces to see which ones look trustworthy

Teenagers also like the posters, (but for a completely different reason) which usually involves a black marker. Apart from those two groups I guess the rest of us have moved on from gazing up at odd looking wannabes on lamposts!

This is the digital age ....

Kermit.de.frog

:cool:

Galwayguy35

On the way home they had posters of Leo smiling at us on 3 light poles one after another, seems a bit excessive.

Collie D

What are the rules regarding what a candidate can print on a poster?

There is one candidate in Dublin Bay North with “INDEPENDENT TD” above his mugshot (and it does look like a mugshot) and I’d never heard of the guy before. Definitely not a TD anyway.

Quick Google this morning finds some very interesting news articles from 2006 about someone in the constituency with the same name.

Edgware

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

:cool:

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