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Siwsan

(26,263 posts)
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:07 PM Oct 2016

I've thrown caution to the wind, and placed my Hillary bumper sticker on my car.

Admittedly, I have no real plans to do any extensive traveling outside of my safe, Democratically represented part of the county but I live right off of a major commercial highway, so who knows.

I will keep a tally on how many middle fingers vs thumbs up I might get.

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I've thrown caution to the wind, and placed my Hillary bumper sticker on my car. (Original Post) Siwsan Oct 2016 OP
i actually had a woman roll down her window and tell me she supported Obama Mary Mac Oct 2016 #1
Mine went on two weeks ago. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #2
Oh, you're brave. LeftRant Oct 2016 #3
I'm lucky in that I don't spend much time driving Siwsan Oct 2016 #5
I live in North Georgia in a very red county. RebelOne Oct 2016 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2016 #11
WOW you like to live dangerously. I'm in California but I would Raine Oct 2016 #12
Where in CA? n/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2016 #15
South Bay area in Los Angeles County, along the coast. It's an area that's blue now but Raine Oct 2016 #16
Interesting! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2016 #18
I'm in Northern California... zenabby Oct 2016 #19
I have a Clinton/Kaine bumper sticker on my car here in AZ DesertRat Oct 2016 #13
While I have them, I'm not willing to subject my DemonGoddess Oct 2016 #14
My only hesitation was magnet vs. sticker Silent3 Oct 2016 #17
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Siwsan

(26,263 posts)
5. I'm lucky in that I don't spend much time driving
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:31 PM
Oct 2016

My neighbors are great - even my Republican neighbor, across the street, is a really nice guy who is very anti-Trump and his wife is very pro-Hillary.

I probably will avoid freeway travel, though. The only way I escaped the guy who tried to run me off of the road, when I had a Kerry bumper sticker, was making a hasty and unplanned right turn at a very busy intersection.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
8. I live in North Georgia in a very red county.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 05:40 PM
Oct 2016

During the past election, I had an Obama/Biden sticker on my car. Though I was breaking no traffic laws, a policeman followed me all the way home and then drove on when I turned into my drive. I think he was trying to intimidate me.

Response to Siwsan (Original post)

Raine

(30,540 posts)
12. WOW you like to live dangerously. I'm in California but I would
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 07:33 PM
Oct 2016

never put a bumpersticker on, even here people have trouble. Eight years ago people around here that had Obama signs and bumperstickers had their cars vandalized with spray paint. I was lucky that I had company that night that was coming and going so I escaped but after that I never again want any political things up.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
16. South Bay area in Los Angeles County, along the coast. It's an area that's blue now but
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 04:52 AM
Oct 2016

back in the 1980's was very conservative. There's still a few wingnut holdouts that won't give up and admit defeat, they like to make trouble.

zenabby

(364 posts)
19. I'm in Northern California...
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 02:53 PM
Oct 2016

in the South Bay area, and I have bumper stickers on both my van and car. My husband was not happy since he has to take one of those to his workplace, and causing unnecessary trouble. I haven't seen any trouble so far though.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
13. I have a Clinton/Kaine bumper sticker on my car here in AZ
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:44 PM
Oct 2016

I'm in a red area, but so far so good. And I've seen a few others here too.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
14. While I have them, I'm not willing to subject my
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 09:54 PM
Oct 2016

car to vandalism. I live in a red state, and I see an awful lot of Trump/Pence signs and confederate flags.

Silent3

(15,217 posts)
17. My only hesitation was magnet vs. sticker
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 06:32 AM
Oct 2016

It turns out there's nothing on the back of my car that isn't plastic or aluminum, so the magnet wouldn't cling. Bumper sticker it is!

I think it's important for building pro-Clinton (not merely anti-Trump) enthusiasm. Be loud and proud!

I didn't let the magnet go to waste either. It does grab onto the steel of my car door, so I have side-facing support on display too.

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