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   From: de-harris@marica.com   
      
   With 13 days left for the US presidential election, a billboard battle has   
   reportedly erupted in heavily Republican Kendall County, Texas. Local   
   Democrats put up a "VOTE DEMOCRATIC" billboard to remind voters of their   
   presence. In response, a gun shop owner, Clint Voigt, placed a "JUST   
   KIDDING VOTE REPUBLICAN" billboard below it.   
      
   In Short   
   Billboard war erupts in Texas between Democrats and Republicans ahead of   
   2024 election   
   Democrats, with a small presence in the county, set up a 'VOTE DEMOCRATIC'   
   billboard   
   Republicans troll Democrats with 'JUST KIDDING VOTE REPUBLICAN' billboard   
   beneath it   
   With just 13 days left before the US presidential election, a political   
   billboard war has reportedly erupted in Kendall County, Texas, between the   
   two major parties -- the Republicans and the Democrats.   
      
   Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, 78, is running against   
   Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, 60, in the election set for November 5.   
      
   Most of Kendall County voters are staunch supporters of the Republican   
   Party, intending to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump, 78,   
   according to a report in HuffPost.   
      
   However, local Democrats have been putting up billboards to remind voters   
   that their presence still exists.   
      
   “Kendall County is a heavily red county, and we like to put up billboards   
   because it just basically lets everybody know that, yes, there are   
   Democrats here,” Laura Bray, chair of the Kendall County Democratic Party,   
   told HuffPost.   
      
   Kendall County voters are expected to lean heavily towards Trump in this   
   election cycle. Trump won 75% of the vote in the 2020 election, which he   
   ultimately lost, a slight drop from the 77% he polled during his win in   
   2016.   
      
   As the Republican voting percentage declines, the Democrats put up a   
   billboard on rented space along Interstate 10. The billboard reads, "VOTE   
   DEMOCRATIC."   
      
   In response, a local business located right beneath the billboard   
   reportedly put up its own sign reading "JUST KIDDING".   
      
   The business, CGC Cerakote, owned by Clint Voigt, specialises in coating   
   firearms. Voigt said he views the Democrats’ stance on gun control as a   
   threat to his livelihood, according to HuffPost.   
      
   The billboard reads, "JUST KIDDING VOTE REPUBLICAN."   
      
   After the Democratic sign went up, Voigt rallied the local gun-owning   
   community, who supported him in funding the response. “We’ve had a lot of   
   people that have been very supportive and donated, and it actually didn’t   
   end up costing us any money,” he told HuffPost.   
      
   https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-election-2024/story/us-presidential-   
   election-billboard-war-kendall-county-texas-republican-democratic-kamala-   
   harris-donald-trump-2621038-2024-10-22   
      
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