Joel S asked:
I did an impromptu road trip through the Midwest this week and I think I saw about two dozen pro-life billboards and road signs, but none that were pro-choice. Anyway, about half of them were in Minnesota. I think I got an entire lesson on fetal development while driving east on US 2 and south on I-35 in the Gopher State. Is Minnesota considered a “swing state” by the pro-life movement? Is that why there are so many billboards?
I’ve lived in southeast Texas for three and a half years and while living there I have *never* seen a pro-life billboard.
I did an impromptu road trip through the Midwest this week and I think I saw about two dozen pro-life billboards and road signs, but none that were pro-choice. Anyway, about half of them were in Minnesota. I think I got an entire lesson on fetal development while driving east on US 2 and south on I-35 in the Gopher State. Is Minnesota considered a “swing state” by the pro-life movement? Is that why there are so many billboards?
I’ve lived in southeast Texas for three and a half years and while living there I have *never* seen a pro-life billboard.
2 responses so far ↓
1 NoFrillsM // Dec 8, 2008 at 12:18 am
That is a really good question! I notice that too every year when we go up there. Sorry I don’t have an answer for you but at least your not the only one who noticed! LOL
2 mr.hotelier // Dec 10, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Policitally, Minnesota is a divided state. The majority of liberal, pro-choice residents live in a small area in and around the Twin Cities. The less populated rural area is mainly conservative and pro-life. This is why there are so many pro-life billboards in the outstate. Groups, such as the Catholic Knights’ of Columbus are responsible for erecting many of these signs. When the pro-choice residents of the Twin Cities drive out, they are forced to read them, so it’s a good tactic to take!
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