It goes without saying that many aren’t happy with the results of the 2026 midterm elections, and a stop sign in Portland, Oregon, is allegedly proof of that. According to Reddit user Voxadam, someone had vandalized a neighborhood traffic sign, writing an anti-liberal slur below “STOP.” “Someone’s not happy about the midterms,” OP joked, implying someone had vandalized the sign after the elections happened.
However, in OP’s repost on r/Portland, several locals claimed that this slur has been written on the sign long before the elections. “Can confirm it has been there a while- like 6 months, well before the midterms,” wrote a commenter. “They’ve been doing that since before the midterms,” agreed another.
A third Redditor pointed out how this ‘us vs. them’ mentality is nothing new and nothing to even show interest in. “Like it really makes any difference whatsoever. The blue vs red thing is the oldest trick in the book. Ya’ll gonna release the Epstein files and end the Iran war?” they questioned. The grand majority of Redditors who chimed in on Voxadam’s post, however, were very critical of not just the person who vandalized the sign but conservatives in general.
“I love imagining some die hard liberal seeing that and being like, ‘hmm perhaps I should reconsider my ways,’” mocked a commenter. “’They’re ruining our country!’ Proceeds to ruin country,” joked a second. “It’s surreal watching grown adults use the most childish name-calling they can conceive of, and pretend it makes them better,” sighed a third.
Still, there’s no proof that a conservative wrote the anti-liberal slur on the sign, nor is there any way to prove it was connected to the midterms. Still, people were hardly hesitant to express ridicule against “the right,” with countless Reddit users calling out the disrespect and lack of decency for city property.
