It's not something you see every day, especially when it comes to local elections: a rat trap pinning a campaign sign to the ground.

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Joseph Kowalchick is running for township supervisor in Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania.

He told WPXI that he came up with the idea for a human-sized rat trap because a lot of his campaign signs were being stolen.

"Yeah, it's meant to be a little funny. It's meant to prove a point that we're actually fed up with it," said Kowalchick.

The oversize rat trap weighs about 250 pounds, so no one should be able to steal the sign again.

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a town hall on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Atlanta at the Cobb County Civic Center. (Jason Allen/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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