It all started when an Omaha couple got out some spray paint to create a yard sign with a big blue dot — symbolically expressing their hope that Democrat Kamala Harris can claim the single Electoral College vote in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District.
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Ruth Huebner-Brown, left, and Jason Brown pose with the first blue dot sign they made and posted in the front yard of their Dundee neighborhood home. People saw their sign and requested their own, leading the couple to produce hundreds.
Jason Brown uses spray paint to create another blue dot sign on Tuesday. He made 50 signs that afternoon which quickly were claimed off his front porch.
Photos: Omaha couple make blue dot signs for upcoming election
Jason Brown makes blue dot signs at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
Ruth Huebner-Brown, left, and Jason Brown pose with the first blue dot sign they made and posted in the front yard of their Dundee neighborhood home. People saw their sign and requested their own, leading the couple to produce hundreds.
Jason Brown uses spray paint to create another blue dot sign on Tuesday. He made 50 signs that afternoon which quickly were claimed off his front porch.
Blue dot signs made by Ruth Huebner-Brown and Jason Brown line their street in the Dundee neighborhood. Most houses on their block have them.
Jason Brown makes blue dot signs at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
Jason Brown makes blue dot signs at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. He puts the ones he just finished painting on a ladder to dry. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
Jason Brown Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.
Blue dot signs made by Jason Brown dry on a ladder in his backyard at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
Jason Brown shakes up a can of spray paint as he makes blue dot signs at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
Jason Brown makes blue dot signs at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
Blue dot signs made by Jason Brown dry by a fence in his backyard at his Dundee neighborhood home in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Nebraska, like Maine, can split its Electoral College Votes among congressional districts. The blue dot symbolizes Nebraska's second district, which has split from the rest of the state and voted Democratic twice in presidential elections.
