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Some Business Owners Say This Election Makes Campaign Signs Worth The Risk

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It's not unusual for homeowners to express their political beliefs with a yard sign on the front lawn. Business owners can hurt their bottom line when they do the same. Marketing² experts generally advise against doing that. But NPR's Jeff Brady found some business owners who are willing to risk the financial hit.

JEFF BRADY, BYLINE³: The Philadelphia suburbs are swing territory, so you won't find many signs in shop windows there - too risky⁴. But in Republican-dominated rural Pennsylvania - no problem.

ADAM MILLER⁵: Our country's headed in a bad direction. We need to get it turned around. And I think Trump⁶'s going to do that for us.

BRADY: Adam Miller's family owns a car lot and repair shop. There's a big red, white and blue Trump sign outside. It's not just about the candidate, though. Miller says he feels like an increasingly diverse country is telling him his views no longer matter.

A. MILLER: It's tough because at the end of the day, I feel like - to be honest with you, I feel like the white guy is always wrong. And it needs to stop. It needs to stop.

BRADY: Tell me more about that.

Miller is proud of his Trump sign even if he has trouble explaining why he feels this way. Talk more, and the Colin Kaepernick issue comes up. That's the football player who refused to stand for the national anthem⁷ as a protest over how the country treats people of color. Miller's older brother Robert has been listening and says President Obama's defense⁸ of Kaepernick's right to protest really upset him.

ROBERT MILLER: I mean, look; Colin Kaepernick, for example - our president shouldn't be talking about a sports star. Our president should be talking about real issues. That's a prime example that comes to my mind.

BRADY: Those are views that might lose them business elsewhere, but the brothers say not here. Further south in Emmitsburg, Md., Chubby's Barbeque has a big Trump sign out front, too. Owner Tom Caulfield says he got a few complaints.

TOM CAULFIELD: That's the kind of person that will come in here, drive my staff crazy and tip them nothing. And no, I don't want them in here.

BRADY: Customer Martin Slouka says political signs don't bother him. He's here for the barbeque.

MARTIN SLOUKA: It's a, you know, First Amendment⁹ expression of speech. And they're a business owner, and they have a right to express their opinion as much as anybody else.

BRADY: Philadelphia's downtown Gayborhood is clearly Clinton territory. A gay bar has a campaign banner across the front. Nearby a restaurant has a sign that reads LGBT for Hillary. Virginia Strong is walking by and says most elections, she'd rather business owners kept their politics to themselves.

VIRGINIA STRONG: But this year, I like (laughter) a clear expression of where a business is standing¹⁰.

BRADY: She's more likely to patronize a place that supports Clinton. In a Chinatown restaurant, owner Xu Lin has a Clinton sign in his window and is not shy talking about why.

XU LIN: Trump is a crazy, crazy person. He's a racist¹¹, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist person.

BRADY: And like the Trump supporters in rural Pennsylvania, Lin says there's little risk to his business saying so in a place where many others share the same view. Jeff Brady, NPR News, Philadelphia.

1 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

5 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。