Bumper stickers as political indicators
Is it just me, or are there a lot more John Kerry bumper stickers around GOP East Tennessee than ones for President Bush?
Background: The 2nd Congressional District (Knoxville) has not sent a Democrat to Congress since 1861.
I just returned from a meeting downtown and a Republican source of mine said in his travels with his business throughout the Southeast he’s seeing more Kerry than Bush stickers.
Being the good blogger I am, I paid attention to bumper stickers since reading that yesterday. The majority of cars had no bumper stickers. I noticed some Kerry/Edwards stickers. I noticed, I think, slightly more Bush/Cheney stickers (but you have to be on the lookout for the the almost-innocuous-looking and hard-to-spot sticker that just says W). I also noticed stickers that were of the anybody but Bush variety (Defend America – Defeat Bush). I only saw one sticker that was anti-Kerry (it said Not Fonda Kerry, get it?)
The result of my scientific study concludes that most East Tennesseans won’t vote because most cars didn’t have stickers. Or that Republicans and Democrats who have nicer cars just don’t want them cluttered with crappy looking bumper stickers.
August 19th, 2004 at 9:50 pm
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August 17th, 2004 at 1:18 pm
I’ve long had a rule against political bumper stickers – who knows when you might change your views? Stick with safe subjects like which bar or bbq joint you favor. That sort of taste rarely changes.
August 17th, 2004 at 1:28 pm
Or some miscreant might vandalize your car based on your political statement.
August 17th, 2004 at 1:30 pm
Yeah, my wife won’t let me put a NRA on the cruisermobile.
August 17th, 2004 at 6:05 pm
Keep an eye out for this one.
August 17th, 2004 at 8:07 pm
My W sticker is really a big refidgerator magnent. After the election I just pull it off. I bought 10 of them.
One got stolen off my wife’s car, however.
August 17th, 2004 at 8:42 pm
I’ve noticed down here in Chattanooga that there are WAY more Bush bumper stickers than Kerry. I’d be willing to say that it’s around a 4 to 1 difference. A lot more vocal Bush fan’s than Kerry fans.