BETHPAGE, N.Y. (KCTV) – The residents of Long Island, New York, have been spending a lot more time talking about Missouri politics this week than usual, but not for any reason you would guess.

Within the last week, yard signs campaigning for Missouri Representative Aaron McMullen have started to appear all across the island.

The strangest part of this mystery is twofold—not only does McMullen have no apparent ties to Long Island, the signs are promoting his bid for the Missouri Senate that ended after the Aug. 6 primaries.

McMullen ran to be the Republican candidate for the 2024 Missouri State Senate District 11 race but came in second place to opponent Joe Nicola. This makes the sudden appearance of the signs, which read “Vote Andrew MucMullen Missouri State Senate” all the more strange.

Michelle Levine lives on Long Island and said the universal feeling amongst residents is “confusion.”

“I started seeing these signs 5 days ago, and didn’t think anything of it when I saw the first couple,” Levine told KCTV5. “Then, when it got to the level where I was seeing more Aaron McMullen signs than Trump, Harris, and all other yard signs COMBINED- my reaction shifted to extreme confusion.”

She said it’s been the talk of the town all week—“Everyone with eyes is talking about it.”

“I find myself talking with my friends and neighbors about it almost every day. We share photos in group chats, and one of my friends even took a sign and put it in their backyard,” Levine said.

She explained a few different theories she’s seen as to why the signs are popping up.

For one, about 1,300 miles away from Bethpage, New York, in the far southwest corner of the state, is Bethpage, Missouri. Levine said some people think that’s where the mixup happened.

One commenter in the Long Island subreddit agreed, saying it was probably a mistake to have them shipped to Bethpage but that there was nothing else to do with them but put them up.

Levine said other people think it’s a strategic move by the Missouri Representative’s campaign, and “that McMullen is trying to reach high income citizens that would be open to donating to his campaign.” What campaign that would be is unclear.

Another Reddit user, responding to the question “Does anyone know why this is here?” perhaps put it best:

KCTV5 reached out to McMullen for comment but has not yet heard back.

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