Anyone having problems resulting from having an Obama bumper sticker on your car?

[Peggesis1]

I have never attempted to start a thread before and hope I'm doing this correctly. (If I'm not, please let me know!)

I am planning to move back to a working class neighborhood in a medium-sized Ohio city which is in economic decline. (I've been living in a small college town nearby.) I've been reading a lot on DU about the violence aimed at progressive people committed by wacky people who listen to Glen Beck and the rest of the violence-encouraging TV and radio characters.

I am proud to keep my "Obama '08" bumper sticker on my car. My question is--does anyone think I might be attracting crazy wing nut violence? Should I remove the bumper sticker for my own safety?

[flvegan]

1. I haven't.

Short of getting flipped off a time or two.

[opihimoimoi]

3. I never got flipped but, instead, got smiles and thumbs ups....

[Vanje]

13. When I get flipped off....

Its usually because I'm driving for 15 miles with my turn signal on.

[BlueJazz]

2. One of my Friends had his Car "Keyed" before the Election. Ordinarily I would..

...say Don't worry about it but with all the shooting crap and social unrest by (it seems) all the Wackos,
I'd take the sticker off.

There's a time to be vocal and a time to be paranoid.

[liberalmuse]

8. I'd get a magnet bumpersticker if I were you.

There were a lot of cases after the election of car windows being smashed and keyed. Someone keyed my car once in Utah when I had a 'Kerry' sticker on it. My tire was slashed as well. Get something you can remove and take with you into the store, or workplace.

[liberalmuse]

4. Sadly, no.

A carport fell on my car on Christmas and I had to have my hatchback door replaced, which had all 3 of my precious Obama stickers on it. :cry:

[tridim]

5. I've had one tailgater that followed me to my house

As I got out of the car I just said "What the hell do you want?" and they took off.

It was more odd than scary.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

6. If you're currently living in Yellow Springs,

your bumper sticker was normal. As it would be in any blue place. I live in what is known as "The People's Republic of Alexandria, VA," so they're common here.

But, I wonder, and I think your concern is valid.

Safety first, and if I were in your place, I'd remove it. You can always get another one, if you get the lay of the land and realize it's friendly territory.

And, for a first thread, you did great!

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. You did your thread just perfectly!

I have never had a problem with mine, plus a DemocraticUnderground sticker, plus a Darwin fish...you get the picture!

But...I live in a fairly progressive town in California, not Ohio...

Can you keep your car in a garage?

I suppose I'd see how things go, before considering whether or not to remove my sticker.

I really don't know...

Good luck!

[rwheeler31]

9. No problems here, most of the wacky are just talkers.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. I live in northwest Arkansas

where McCain won the majority of votes, and where there are, in the county where I work, three hate groups (2 Klan groups, one Neo-Nazi) according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Haven't had any hassles from my stickers--but then they are taped inside my back window.

[Vanje]

11. I live in the reddest county of the reddest state

I've never had a problem from flashing my Obama bumper-sticker in rural Owyhee County, Idaho.

[Vanje]

15. ....but who knows..

Who knows what might happen if anyone around here could READ my bumperstickers!

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. I've got 4 of them on my pick up truck (and a DU sticker) - never a problem

and this is in a pretty red area (north raleigh NC) - what I have noticed is the disappearance of W stickers, an increase in Obama stickers, and lots of honks, smiles and thumbs up. Never a single problem.

[Arctic Dave]

14. Don't ever let a bully change you. Keep it on your car.

If it gets vandalized, so what. It is a chunk of metal, plastic and glass. Your values are more precious then that.

[Vanje]

16. I agree!

Dont cave to fear.

[swt_nd_smpl]

20. Yeah I completely agree with you Artic Dave

If you let them intimidate you by removing your Obama bumper sticker then they win. I for one haven't had a problem with anyone with my Obama bumper sticker, well I guess maybe the fact I live in the most progressive state, New York.

[tammywammy]

17. I live in a working-class neighborhood

In a red county, red city in the DFW area. I've never had a problem with my bumper sticker.

[Blue Diadem]

18. Nope, and we're in a pretty red county.

We live in a small rural village in NW Ohio. We got comments before and shortly after the election by other residents with whom we're acquainted, but no one has bothered our cars.

[kywildcat]

19. I'm in Northern Kentucky-maybe close to where

you're relocating. I have an Obama 08 sticker on my car and I'm in the heart of dumb ass hillbillies who sport NRA t-shirts even though their too dumb and poor to actually be dues paying members. I refuse to remove my sticker. I get thumbs up from people. If someone gives me the finger (and it's usually been some jackass in a pickup truck), I flip them off right back. The only time someone has said something to me was at Target-and I told them they're even dumber then they look.
I don't have time for willfull ignorance.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

21. I live in country outside a medium sized Ohio town

I have never had trouble with anyone bothering my car with political stickers on it. Have had people I know comment to me about being Democratic after noticing them. And a fair number of honks and thumbs up for them. So I think it is probably safe to sport them in Ohio. Welcome to DU!

[stillcool]

22. No problems here...

but I am reminded of that McCain Campaign worker in PA, that made up the story about how she got robbed by a black guy, and he carved an O in her face, because of her bumper sticker.

[Uzybone]

23. What next? Fear being called a democrat or liberal?

Being a sentient human being attracts wingnut violence. Please do not live in fear.

[Peggesis1]

24. Thanks to all who responded

I agree that if I give in to fear, I have already lost something without even a challenge. For now, I'll leave it on. Again, thanks to all!

[rucky]

25. I live in a medium-sized Ohio city which is in economic decline

and have an Obama sticker. There's a Stormfront base 10 miles from my home, and our electorate voted for Boehner by a margin of 60%.

I've gotten the bird a couple of times, and a few tailgaters, but that's about it. The road rage was much worse when i lived in Los Angeles.