I've driven the LA-to-Fresno more times than I can count beginning in the early 1980s. The billboards used to be what you'd expect in an agricultural, conservative community. "Food grows where water flows." "The weeder with the wiggle." "Abortion stops a beating heart." Ads for the Perko's diner, with lots of coffee pots.
In the early 2000s, new billboards sprouted like the housing tracts they advertised. "Own your home for $99,000." Then "Your dream home for $199,000." Later, "Starting at $299,000" and even "The American Dream, $399,000."
They're all gone, those housing tract ads. They've been replaced with...government ads. "Read.gov." "Census.gov" (that one showed up a lot). An adorable Hispanic toddler girl is another reason why you need food stamps.
But the politics haven't changed. The voters still hate government.
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