Interesting observation in today's AJC: where's all the McCain bumperstickers?

[CatWoman]

‘We must close the bumper-sticker gap!’
By Jay Bookman | Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 11:48 AM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

For the moment, there’s a lot of talk over a supposed split in the Democratic Party. But in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s speech, I have seen no Obama people complaining on or off the record about her performance; the only people who profess to believe that Clinton held back in her endorsement are Republicans, and the speech wasn’t targeted at them anyway.

Besides, I suspect that John McCain may have a bigger problem than Obama with his party’s base. That lack of enthusiasm for McCain shows up in obvious ways, such as fundraising, and in more subtle ways as well.

For example, I realized the other day that I see a lot of Obama bumper stickers and almost no McCain stickers. Now, given the part of town I live in, that’s not surprising.

But I’ve asked conservative friends who live in more conservative parts of metro Atlanta, such as Cobb and Cherokee counties, whether they have seen McCain bumper stickers. And they both say no, they don’t. Very few if any, they report. Not many yard signs either.

Bumper stickers don’t decide elections. But I think they do accurately reflect the amount of enthusiasm generated by each candidate among his base, and that enthusiasm in turn helps drive voter turnout in November. The person with a bumper sticker on his car is more likely to vote, and more likely to encourage others to vote.

So I’d be curious — anybody out there seeing McCain bumper stickers?

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/bookman/entries/2008/08/27/we_must_close_the_bumpersticke.html#comments

[baldguy]

1. I've seen more Reagan bumper stickers this year than for McCain.

[Crazy Dave]

2. I've noticed that since last year

More Bush/Cheney '04 stickers on newer cars than '04 here in N.E. FL and there's usually a "Marriage = Man + Woman" stickers on the same vehicle

Only ever saw one for Hillary, lots of Obama and I love the Darwin Fish emblems. I need to get one of those myself.

[JaneQPublic]

3. Bumperstickers! For 5 and 1/2 years he didn't have ANY bumperstickers!

He didn't even have a bumper!

[CatWoman]

7. goddammit Jane

you made me spit out my root beer!!!

:rofl:

[JaneQPublic]

10. Sorry!

:toast:

[mikelgb]

4. I keep telling people who post this that they are all here in Orange County

See McCain and Ron Paul stickers all the time even a few Bush/Cheney 04

[Fumesucker]

5. I'm on the far side of Atlanta from you, IIRC you're around Stone Mountain

Where I live makes Cobb look liberal..

A few Obama stickers but I don't think I've seen a single McCain one.

There are probably more old Bush stickers than Obama ones though.

Funny thing, when I was growing up in Decatur, Stone Mountain was Klan territory, I actually rode a bicycle to the top of Stone Mountain before it became a state park.

Amazing I'm even alive.

[CatWoman]

9. read the comments at the link; another Cobb County person checked in

:hi: neighbor

[LibDemAlways]

6. My neighbor two doors down has just put a McCain

sticker on his car which surprises me since he's lived there for years and never before displayed any sort of political leaning. McCain? He must not be paying attention.

[RebelOne]

8. I saw a McCain sticker yesterday afternoon on my way home

from work. I live in Cherokee County, GA, the reddest of the reddest counties. I am still seeing Ron Paul stickers.

[mnhtnbb]

11. We were in Gainesville, GA over the weekend visiting relatives and saw

a couple of McCain bumperstickers and one yard sign.

[MadrasT]

12. Live near Philly, PA

I've seen exactly ONE bumpersticker and ONE yard sign for McGrumpy.

[coalition_unwilling]

13. Live on westside of Los Angeles (admittedly liberal). I have seen

exactly ONE McAnus bumpersticker and 100s of Obama bumperstickers. The McAnus bumpersticker was on the back of a Jeep Land Yacht.