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randr

(12,412 posts)
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:54 PM Jul 2016

No Trump signs or stickers

By now, in every election, bumpers stickers or signs have been everywhere. In my very conservative district it is eerie there are none for Trump. Plenty for Bernie and Hillary have been out for a while. I suspect Trump supporters are ashamed. I admit I am in Colorado and Trump is not so popular.

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No Trump signs or stickers (Original Post) randr Jul 2016 OP
I haven't seen a single one yet. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #1
I never see any other than metroins Jul 2016 #2
Actually saw an old guy yesterday in CA with a TRUMP shirt. zappaman Jul 2016 #3
Just jealous that you did something whistler162 Jul 2016 #33
They may be ashamed C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #4
Have seen plenty of Romney-Ryan stickers. madamesilverspurs Jul 2016 #5
I live in New Mexico... chillfactor Jul 2016 #6
He probably want supporter to buy them greymattermom Jul 2016 #7
I have seen some in Eastern Washington and a few in MOntana gopiscrap Jul 2016 #8
Western Washington here MFM008 Jul 2016 #9
IMO, the Libertarian candidate could BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #36
I have seen 2 'IDK but not Trump thou' Logical Jul 2016 #10
lots! (unfortunately) handmade34 Jul 2016 #11
Yesterday, I visited my parents in one of the... Skid Rogue Jul 2016 #12
Surely they must... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #13
LOL! Absolutely... Skid Rogue Jul 2016 #14
I'm in a very red part of Arizona for the summer DesertRat Jul 2016 #16
Oh, crap!!!! Skid Rogue Jul 2016 #17
Yikes! DesertRat Jul 2016 #21
Hillary is going to win this. Thank God for.... Skid Rogue Jul 2016 #22
Oh yeah! DesertRat Jul 2016 #23
I grew up in B'ham. trof Jul 2016 #49
I see signs in a few places Dem2 Jul 2016 #15
Come to East Tennessee lancer78 Jul 2016 #18
Central Indiana, too AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #42
We should draw no conclusions randr Jul 2016 #19
I just got back from the DelMarVa Peninsula beveeheart Jul 2016 #20
I haven't seem any Trump or Clinton signs, stickers bigwillq Jul 2016 #24
I live in Texas and have traveled all over the country in the last 6 months Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #25
Come to Houston. I've seen tons of them. 4th largest city in the nation and many here Exilednight Jul 2016 #37
We've been traveling around the country. bklyncowgirl Jul 2016 #26
I've only seen one GP6971 Jul 2016 #27
Plenty here in Fla AwareOne Jul 2016 #28
In Maryland Dale Neiburg Jul 2016 #29
Seen some in South. It's symbol for those "ashamed" to display confederate flag, right now. Hoyt Jul 2016 #30
Philly burbs Freddie Jul 2016 #31
On my way to work, 30 miles one way whistler162 Jul 2016 #32
I worked at the polls in MD BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #34
MD's Eastern Shore is much BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #35
Here in michigan poprocks71 Jul 2016 #38
I see a few here and there, but they are the ones from the primary Tarc Jul 2016 #39
Havent seen any clinton. Lots of trump or bernie here in NOLA. Katashi_itto Jul 2016 #40
Outside of a couple of Bernie bumper stickers here in Central MA, it's all Trump Blue_Adept Jul 2016 #41
I too live in a very red Republican precinct bluestateguy Jul 2016 #43
Come to Philly and the burbs. Tree-Hugger Jul 2016 #44
What?? liberalnarb Jul 2016 #45
They are in MontCo and Bucks Tree-Hugger Jul 2016 #47
In Pennsylvania there were a lot of signs for Bernie and Hillary before the primary. liberalnarb Jul 2016 #46
That is what i wonder Tree-Hugger Jul 2016 #48
There's a house about a mile from me with a dozen or more Trump signs in the yard. Vinca Jul 2016 #50
Lots of them in our red state neighborhood and in the neighborhoods close to us. redstatebluegirl Jul 2016 #51
Here in Chicago I would say I see more Bernie and a few Hillary stickers mucifer Jul 2016 #52
I'm in glowing Red Utah...no Trump bumper stickers Sheepshank Jul 2016 #53
I have to wonder how many of us are worried about OldHippieChick Jul 2016 #54

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
1. I haven't seen a single one yet.
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:56 PM
Jul 2016

Not a lot of Hillary stuff either, but that is likely to change for the better after the convention. But it might be even worse for that yammering sphincter after the GOP convention.

metroins

(2,550 posts)
2. I never see any other than
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 07:57 PM
Jul 2016

The fringes, Ron Paul, Bernie and now Johnson.

I see some Trump hats though. Usually on really old people.

zappaman

(20,606 posts)
3. Actually saw an old guy yesterday in CA with a TRUMP shirt.
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 08:00 PM
Jul 2016

Was very surprised.
He gave me a dirty look likely due to my shirt...

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
4. They may be ashamed
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 08:00 PM
Jul 2016

but they're still voting for stupid... I mean Trump.

GOTV like you're about to be brexited.

madamesilverspurs

(15,805 posts)
5. Have seen plenty of Romney-Ryan stickers.
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 08:03 PM
Jul 2016

Even a couple of McCain-Palin, one "Sarah Palin for President".

A friend's Bernie yard sign was stolen shortly after she put it up. Haven't seen any Hillary signage, yet.

(Greeley CO area)

chillfactor

(7,576 posts)
6. I live in New Mexico...
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 08:06 PM
Jul 2016

I have not seen any support regarding bumper stickers or signs supporting dumdum....I know there voters here who support dumdum but I think they are too ashamed to admit it.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)
8. I have seen some in Eastern Washington and a few in MOntana
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 08:27 PM
Jul 2016

plus two on I-5 on the way from Seattle to Portland (175 miles)

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
36. IMO, the Libertarian candidate could
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:44 AM
Jul 2016

actually help to split the GOP vote in MT and if Dems are united, Hillary could come out on top. JMO.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
11. lots! (unfortunately)
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 08:58 PM
Jul 2016

in my recent travels for work... rural areas outside Zanesville, OH... outside Waco, Texas and Simmesport LA...

Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
12. Yesterday, I visited my parents in one of the...
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 09:22 PM
Jul 2016

most conservative rural counties in Alabama, Cullman Co. I saw 2 yard signs and one bumper-sticker. I agree, there's a lot of shame among Christian Conservatives. I would feel sorry for them, but they have been sowing the seeds of racial division for decades. I guess it's time to reap now.

Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
14. LOL! Absolutely...
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 10:05 PM
Jul 2016

Of course they're familiar with it. However, they will never admit to the decades of coded, covert, sometimes blatant racism that led to Trump. They were fine and dandy with racism as long as it was cloaked with civility and deniability.

So, no Trump bumper-stickers in Cullman County. I pulled into that crowd with my Hillary bumper-sticker blazing. No one said a word. LOL! I like this shift. Maybe we'll wear our Obama t-shirts next time.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
16. I'm in a very red part of Arizona for the summer
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 10:16 PM
Jul 2016

And I've seen several Trump bumper stickers and a few yard signs. There's also a truck in our neighborhood with a huge pic of Trump and his logo on the sides and back.

I saw a BenCarson2016 bumper sticker the other day and actually laughed out loud!

Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
17. Oh, crap!!!!
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 10:26 PM
Jul 2016

"There's also a truck in our neighborhood with a huge pic of Trump and his logo on the sides and back."

Talk about a quality of life issue. I'm so sorry you have to put up with that.

When I first moved back to Birmingham, there was a fraternity across the street flying a confederate flag.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
23. Oh yeah!
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:08 AM
Jul 2016

I'm hoping AZ just might go for Hillary Clinton this year, just like we did for Bill Clinton in '96! Some portions of AZ, especially Southern AZ are Blue!

randr

(12,412 posts)
19. We should draw no conclusions
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 10:36 PM
Jul 2016

but it appears to be that the only places Trump can show this sort of support are sparsely populated areas that never had much lf an economy in the best of times.
I am begining to think that the MSM is riding a wave of their own creation. Trump is so narcissistic that he would not know when he is being used.

beveeheart

(1,369 posts)
20. I just got back from the DelMarVa Peninsula
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 10:52 PM
Jul 2016

and I saw lots of Trump signs. I was there 3 weeks - traveled through Wachapreague, Pocomoke, Salisbury, Easton, Denton, Chestertown, Georgetown, Rehoboth, Dover, Milford. Saw only 1 Hillary sign and 1 Bernie bumper sticker. Did have a couple of conversations though with Republican friends who said they were ashamed of their candidate/party and would not be voting for him, probably would not vote at all.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
24. I haven't seem any Trump or Clinton signs, stickers
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:19 AM
Jul 2016

And I saw very few of any during the primary, including very few of Sanders

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
25. I live in Texas and have traveled all over the country in the last 6 months
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:49 AM
Jul 2016

I have seen 1 Trump bumper sticker and no yard signs.

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)
37. Come to Houston. I've seen tons of them. 4th largest city in the nation and many here
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 07:20 AM
Jul 2016

Think he's the next Messiah. Move out to the surrounding suburbs and it gets worse, which is ironic considering the large Hispanic population.

bklyncowgirl

(7,960 posts)
26. We've been traveling around the country.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 12:49 AM
Jul 2016

Saw a few Trump stickers and signs in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. Have not seen any in New Mexico but we have seen quoted a few drivers still feelin' the Bern. We saw Only one Hillary sticker and that was in VIrginia.

What this means I have no idea.

 

AwareOne

(404 posts)
28. Plenty here in Fla
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 01:29 AM
Jul 2016

Three on my street alone. A lot of positive Trump talk being overheard at the grocery store, barbershop, at work. Even at family gatherings. I think Florida is a toss up.

Dale Neiburg

(698 posts)
29. In Maryland
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 05:00 AM
Jul 2016

I've seen about a half-dozen yard signs, most of them in a reddish area of the state. Two bumper stickers for Trump so far, against three for Carson.

Freddie

(9,267 posts)
31. Philly burbs
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 05:32 AM
Jul 2016

I pass 1 Trump yard sign on the way to work. Just saw my first HRC bumper sticker the other day. Still a fair number of Bernie yard signs and bumper stickers here.
It's real early for that stuff around here.

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
32. On my way to work, 30 miles one way
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:29 AM
Jul 2016

there are about 2-3 Trump lawn signs. Also there is one at the other end of my block.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
34. I worked at the polls in MD
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:39 AM
Jul 2016

during early voting, holding signs for Hillary.

I can't speak for any other times. But while I was there, I saw TONS of Trump posters, but no actual person there holding them or handing out literature. Their campaign in MD appeared to be "strew, scatter and flee." Of course, MD is reliably Dem, so that may have been a good strategy there. Trump won the MD GOP primary with >54% of the vote.

The most contested races at that particular voting place were for the county school board. School board candidates and their supporters were out in droves!

THIS last is why voting is important. It's NEVER just about the candidates at the top of the ticket. It's about what is happening locally to ensure that we educate voters properly and support good local Dem candidates. Of course, for school board races, candidates must be non-partisan. But one can always find out who endorses these candidates and what their philosophies are by spending a few moments with Google before voting.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)
35. MD's Eastern Shore is much
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:41 AM
Jul 2016

redder than the rest of the state.

Unfortunately.

Eta: As are western and southern MD and some of the northern counties. But the majority of the population is primarily concentrated in the DC Metro area and is very blue.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
39. I see a few here and there, but they are the ones from the primary
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 10:33 AM
Jul 2016

Snow, then rain, then blazing sun, some are pretty tattered around here. They may still be Trump voters, but the enthusiasm has waned significantly.

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
41. Outside of a couple of Bernie bumper stickers here in Central MA, it's all Trump
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:18 AM
Jul 2016

Not a ton of them, but far more than any other candidate. Lots of bumper stickers, a good number of yard signs.

There weren't any for other Republican candidates during the primary cycle either. just his. Thankfully, nobody that I actually know yet. But that's likely because they just keep it under their hat.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
43. I too live in a very red Republican precinct
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 04:41 PM
Jul 2016

By this time in 2012, there were many Romney-Ryan signs in my neighborhood. Today there is only one Trump sign, though I occaisionally see an angry white man wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
44. Come to Philly and the burbs.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:54 PM
Jul 2016

I have seen Trump signs and stickers in Philly, which is actually not surprising because there is a lot of TEA in parts of Philly. In the burbs, I see a fair amount of Trump stickers and some signs, and probably and equal amount of Clinton and Sanders support. There are a few cars I see in my neighborhood with Carson stickers. LOL.

A friend of mine went to a flea market in the Philly burbs and reported quite a bit of Trump love and someone selling "Hillary For Prison" stickers.

Friends who live more North and West of the immediate Philly 'burbs say there is plenty of Trump love.

My regular clients at work - all older white men - have expressed desire to vote for Trump.

 

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)
46. In Pennsylvania there were a lot of signs for Bernie and Hillary before the primary.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 07:40 PM
Jul 2016

They took most of 'em down after the voting. No republican signs anywhere ... couple of stickers though, why you would choose the more permanent option to support that monster I don't know.

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
48. That is what i wonder
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:32 AM
Jul 2016

I see Carson stickers here now and then (in PA) and I just wonder WHY?? Why would you do that to your car? However, they are willing to destroy our country by voting for these idiots, so I doubt they worry about bumper stickers.

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
50. There's a house about a mile from me with a dozen or more Trump signs in the yard.
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:17 PM
Jul 2016

It's mind boggling. I don't know who lives there and I don't think I want to.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
51. Lots of them in our red state neighborhood and in the neighborhoods close to us.
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:25 PM
Jul 2016

This is Oklahoma though...

mucifer

(23,550 posts)
52. Here in Chicago I would say I see more Bernie and a few Hillary stickers
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:38 PM
Jul 2016

I still see some Obama stickers. But, I haven't seen any trump stuff. But, that doesn't mean there aren't people voting for him.

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)
54. I have to wonder how many of us are worried about
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 06:52 PM
Jul 2016

burning crosses in our yards or vandalism to our cars, etc. I have recently moved from the battleground state of CO where I knew my neighbors and felt safe putting up my yard signs to the battleground state of NC where I do not know my neighbors and do not know what might happen. This ain't the old days and there is a lot of hate out there.

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