The Difficulty With Election Posters
3 min readMay 21, 2022
The only purpose they serve is a self-serving one.
You recognise them in an instant¹ — a large full face poster of your local politician who’s shortly up for re-election plastered on every available lamp post, roadside cabinet, or bridge.
The particular individual involved usually tries to strike a pose, as best they can with just their face showing, that is designed to…