On the campaign trail

The poster war for the elections has begun with a vengence!

Behold the eyesores that litter the towns once every 4-5 years. Once every 4-5 years, the local council gives out an advertising permit (yes you need it!) to allow political parties to litter the area with paper, bits of string, plastic bags and lately, banners.

My question is: How effective is it to hang up election posters?

If you are a voter, won’t you already have more or less made up your mind who you should be voting for? Does it help you decide when you see posters of the candidate and the party they represent hung from string at intersections, traffic lights or roundabouts? In my case, I feel quite repulsed at the huge wasted expense and I get sick of seeing the plastic bags flapping away in the breeze, knowing full well that it will still be hanging there weeks after the elections are over.

Some supporters even take it to extremes by decorating their vehicle:-

Or they might just be helping the candidate on his rounds.

And here’s a picture I took in the car that I thought turned out very strangely. This is what delayed capture on a phone camera does to your photo – distort it… or is it? The left looks distorted but the right side looks normal. You see, I didn’t think I saw that pakcik walk past at all!