Where have all the 'W' bumper stickers gone?

[Barking Spider]

Over the past couple of weeks, I have made a conscious effort to look for and locate Pro-W or Pro-GOP bumper stickers. Its getting tough! Even in Kansas where they were previously displayed with great zeal.

Has anyone else noticed the trend?

Does this reflect dissatisfaction and/or embarrassment on the part of Bush backers?

Or have the Pubs naturally scraped off their stickers because the election was over a year ago and they are no longer in "campaign mode?"

Any other theories?

[TNMOM]

1. In Tennessee - still very prominent

I'm in a red state, what can I say. Bush can rape young children, and these people will still like him.

[afdip]

13. the rest of them are in south carolina -- sad but true

[MellowOne]

21. In North Carolina they are getting harder to find n/t

[Lars39]

27. TN is purple.

You might be in a pocket of red, but there are pockets of blue also.

[spanone]

33. They are all over my town...Big SUV's, Pickups, I'd be ashamed.

[emdee]

42. One promising TN story....

I've noticed that the W sticker is gone from the first lady at church to question my letters to the editor. She seemed to be a one-issue voter at the time but has a son coming of age - maybe she'll look at at least two issues from here on in. Her W sticker is gone!!

emdee

[cry baby]

2. still see quite a few in middle Tennessee.

[msongs]

3. there's a fair number still out in so cal nt

[CatholicEdHead]

4. Still a few around Southern MN

They have been on since before the election, so I have not seen any new ones being applied.

[StellaBlue]

5. I would estimate a 50% drop here in this small town in East Texas

Over the past 6 months.

[Nite Owl]

6. There were very few stickers for

B/C before the election here, they appeared only after he 'won'. Now they are all about gone again. Says alot about GOP voters.

[Jeanette in FL]

24. Same here in Putnam County Florida

Before the election we hardly saw a Bush/Cheney sticker. Lots of Kerry/Edwards though. That made me optimistic because our county is very Red.

Then after the election and Bush said he had a Mandate, all of sudden all of these Bush/Cheney bumperstickers start appearing all over the place. It was the strangest thing.

Now it is becoming impossible to find one.

It sure does say alot about GOP voters, only want to be on the winning side.

[rzemanfl]

A small number still in Tampa Bay area, either on SUV's

or on shitbox cars with Jesus fish and "Choose Life" plates.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Saw one today, next to the "I Miss President Reagan" bumpersticker.

[tridim]

8. It's about 10 to 1, Kerry to Bush stickers in Denver

Also, my Freeper neighbor said "Hi" to me yesterday for the first time in 3 years. I took that as a sign, of something.

[Triana]

9. I still see them round these parts...

..usually on SUVs or pick-up trucks, not surprisingly.

[Acryliccalico]

10. Gone here too in

northern Illinois. :kick:

[Bjornsdotter]

15. I'm still seeing them

...in McHenry county, but I would say that the number has dropped.

Cheers!

[ThatsMyBarack]

41. I'm still seeing....

....K/E ones, though (including on my folks' car).

I've recently seen OBAMA stickers, too!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

11. I think I have an answer....

[BJW]

12. Yes "W" is fading. I have seen several newer ones though

it's a RWB S&S sticker that says in white type "Support President Bush and Support our Troops"

The "W" bumpersticker seemed to convey agreement and identification with inner-circle, risk-taking, devil-may-care breezy machismo.

This new bumpersticker I've seen doesn't "feel" like much of anything, except for covneying that the bearer is simple and stubborn.

[onehandle]

14. They're in the red, red suburbs of Atlanta on tens of thousands of SUVs.nt

[snippy]

16. The *W*astika is becoming a little less popular I guess.

Karl Rove may have to change his opinion from "It's like being at a Nazi rally" to "It's like being at a Nazi rally in 1945."

[noahmijo]

17. Arizona still very prevelant here in fact I see more

"Annoy A Liberal-Support The Troops" type stickers moreso than even the many Dubya ones that still exist.

My favorite is the Castro like "Viva Bush!" which is ALWAYS ALWAYS placed on an SUV being driven by some ignorant WHITE yahoo whose knowledge of Spanish is proudly on display on the bumper of their truck.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

18. They should say

"Annoy A Liberal-Kill Another Soldier"

[neebob]

19. I still see them here and there

The old goober who owns the parking lot next to my office has a bunch of them and a vanity plate that says "VV WON." I guess "W WON" was taken or not enough letters or something.

[abluelady]

20. They are still in VA--not as many, but still here.

[Greybnk48]

22. haven't seen many in NE Wisconsin

but I'm about to put my new WTF '04 sticker on my van. My daughter just told me the W stickers are all over Milwaukee though. She thinks lately more than before. I don't know what that's about. Nutjobs probably symbolicly digging in.

[jefferson_dem]

23. Here are a few grand alternatives to the offensive "w"s >

[maxsolomon]

25. The "Support our Troops" magnetic ribbons are gone, too

at least from Seattle.

stolen or retracted

[wakeme2008]

26. .

Where have all the 'W' bumper stickers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the 'W' bumper stickers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the 'W' bumper stickers gone?
Neocons have picked them every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

[DallasTim]

28. America needs a leader, not a letter...

[Gold Metal Flake]

29. I still see them in N. Los Angeles County.

I have my Worst President Ever prominently displayed, and have yet to get a finger in response.

I'll bet that as we get closer to 2008 election we will see a lot of stickers for the RNC candidate. True believers will only push their heads in harder.

[shanti]

30. "...long time passing"

:D

[alfredo]

31. I still see them in the wealthier sections of town.

The Hummer crowd seem to be unwavering. I guess they think a W sticker on their Hummers make them seem even more Macho.

[PDX Bara]

32. W is a coward

How is that macho?

[alfredo]

40. Some people would believe shit tastes good if bush says

it does.

[B Calm]

34. As a truck driver my professional opinion is, I'm seeing more and more

liberal bumper stickers and fewer W stickers.. A good trend indeed!

[Innoma]

35. Fresno, California Still Awash in Bush Bumper Stickers...

In the socially benighted home of our gallant crusaders for darkness and evil (better known as Free Republic), I have to say that Fresno California and surrounding counties remain absolutely festooned with Bush bumper stickers, not to mention loads of freeway signs and banners promoting some kind of religious message or missives against the U.N.

To this day every other vehicle or so on the road still sports Bush bumper stickers, not to mention flags, Support the Troops ribbons, religious messages, etc., etc., etc.

The county I live in (Tulare) voted something along the lines of 83% Bush in the last election, so this hardly comes as any surprise, but it sure makes living here a trying, depressing experience.

On edit: Before there 2004 elections, there were actually some Kerry stickers to be found, but by October I never saw one again, and haven't seen one since.

I can say, however, that a couple of the more strident republican types I know have backed off a bit in their militant support of all thing Bush by using the excuse that they haven't been following politics very closely of late. So while I think these people are still consummate republican types at heart, they've backed away from Bush in particular, which is an interesting development.

[in_cog_ni_to]

36. Well, there's 2 of them right down the road from me, but

I live in FREEPERVILLE. :puke:

I must say though, in just the last week, I have had 2 people come up to me and tell me how much they like my bumper stickers on my car. :)

"BUSH IS A LIAR"

"IMPEACH BUSH"

"DRAFT YOUNG REPUBLICANS"

"LIBERAL AND PROUD OF IT"

"W STILL a MORON"

"DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION"

"W ar"

So, I' AM encouraged. People ARE waking up.

[hippywife]

37. Tulsa area still has plenty

but not nearly as many as before the election. They seemed to start coming off right after. Can't have some sticker messing up that massive, shiny Ford Explosion, now can they?

[sakabatou]

38. I thought I saw one yesterday

It turned it out it was a bumper sticker which read, "Cheny/Satan '08"

[HeeBGBz]

39. I saw one in Branson partially scraped off along with some paint

Made me think it wasn't the owner who tried to take it off.

[Marie26]

43. I thought I spotted one...

till I got closer & saw it said "W"orst! It really hard to find them anymore, even in the South. I guess it's not cool to like Bush anymore.

[Raine]

44. Still seeing them in

the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. In fact one day I was leaving the shopping center and saw one, so I decided to see what kind of an idiot was sporting it. I drove up beside them and it was my cousin!!!:wow: I know she's a reTHUG but to STILL be flaunting her stupidity just blew my mind! :crazy: I was wondering if she would see me along side her but like all reTHUGs driving along with chimp stickers she stared straight ahead, the signal changed and that was that. I haven't seen her for two years and as far as I'm concerned if I ever see her socially again, it's too soon for me. :puke: