Check in here: How popular is Bush where you live in the country?

[bluestateguy]

Here in Austin he is a much despised figure.

[NJCher]

1. blue state, very blue town

It goes without saying that he's the object of much disgust and derision here. I know that is certainly not the case all over. I couldn't handle it if I had to live around people who were so ignorant that they still thought he walked on water. People like Albino Man Hugh Hewitt, for example.




Cher

[rfranklin]

2. The guy behind the fish counter at the supermarket trashed Bush....

yesterday without being prompted and the lady he was serving nodded her head. She had made a comment about high gas prices that started the thread. I chimed in about how the Bush family were personally profiting from high gas prices and they agreed. It's getting harder and harder to find Bush supporters--or at least anyone who will admit to it.

P.S.--I'm in Morris County, NJ, a bastion of Republicanism.

[darkmaestro019]

26. Exactly--admit to it--

the admittedly stereotyped (but anecdotally, i swear, true) sort I mention below don't have to "admit" it--and I'm betting they drive their Bush-bedecked cars through a gate and into a garage where angry broke common men and women can't get near them with keys or bacon. (Property destruction is wrong, of course, or something....) Supporters probably only mix with other supporters, in most daily life, in shiny offices upstairs away from the blue-collar slaves, except for those unpleasant outings where they have to rub elbows with The Rest Of Us.

Come to think of it, what'd the difference between an ivory tower and a prison? Other than the plush decor? :evilgrin:

edit: Today I'm awfully redundant today.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. I live in a red state that's within a blue state...

...otherwise known as Saratoga County, NY, and I used to see those offensive "W - The President" stickers pretty frequently. Not anymore, though...

[darkmaestro019]

27. Seeing a lot of gummy circles where once a dumbass badge shone? nt

[izzie]

4. Only met one person of late that likes him and this nut--------------

has an 'interesting' name he calls black people. A friend gave him the boot because he kept using the name. Frankly I was happy to see him lose the job.

[cali]

5. Vermont

My whole state loathes him. The one person I know who voted for him, now regrets it.

[Hobarticus]

6. Purple-blue midwestern state, blue in 2000, deep blue county....

That's pretty much how it goes anywhere in Iowa: blue cities and suburban areas, purple, purple-red and a little bit of red everywhere else.

Our local paper only prints two kinds of LTTE: reasonable, well-thought out left-leaning ones, and wild raving hateful right-wing ones. Seriously. Not sure what point they're trying to make, but I doubt our county is only made up of those two kinds of people, and they've lost my subscription.

[caty]

7. Michigan

6.6% unemployment because of this administration.

Sure, let's cut the pay of workers, but keep giving millions in bonuses to the top executives. :sarcasm:

I don't know any one who does not hate this guy. No one trusts or respects him. He is an embarrassment.

[etherealtruth]

20. I'll second that eom

[justice1]

8. Nebraska

After seeing a few bumper sticker threads on DU, I decided to start counting political ones, for driving entertainment.

Yesterday one kerry, and a half of a military one. It was funny someone pealed of the top portion, that looked to be supportive of Bush.

[FatDave]

31. I did that just yesterday

Like you, after seeing some of those bumper sticker threads, I decided to really start looking. Yesterday I had a 1.5 hour drive from a south Chicago suburb, thru Chicago, to a northwest suburb, then the reverse drive home, this time during rush hour (which I've found to be so much more bearable since getting an Air America affiliate).

Anyway, yes, we're talking Chicago here, which has always been about as blue as you can get, but you still used to see a fair number of Bush stickers, 'specially in the burbs. Yesterday's count? A whopping zero. Not a single damn one. Saw some ribbons and some fish, but not a single Bush sticker.

[itzamirakul]

9. NOT!

NYC.

[TomClash]

10. His administration is strongly disliked

and alaways has been.

[darkmaestro019]

28. yes, but now people are beginning to dare to say so, thank goodness nt

[Twist_U_Up]

11. I have informed my community about the 9-11scam

A great majority took my reading material and have responded to me that they had their suspicions but now that they have researched 9-11 more, they are solidly behind the MIHOP theory.

[riona]

12. the w stickers have almost vanished

but it is a rep. area & i'd put them in thirds - 1/3 (fundies) still like him, 1/3 don't pay much attention, 1/3 aren't happy with him. however, they'd still vote republican even if they ran a ham sandwich.

:banghead:

[FatDave]

36. Ah yes, Ham Sandwich Republicans...

I guess they're the equivalent of Yellow Dog Democrats. But need I point out who would win in a match-up of a yellow dog and a ham sandwich?

(I hereby appologize for this silly post)

[riona]

47. here it would be a blue dog and a ham sandwich

[radfringe]

13. purple-ish town but turning bluer

the town itself is more red-purple, but that's changing fairly rapidly to blue in regards to bush*

there is definitly an anti-incumbancy smoldering going on in the area (Wilkes-Barre - Scranton PA) at all levels (local/state/fed)

whether it bursts into flames or just remains smoking is yet to be seen

[cap]

22. yup... throw the bums out...

is alive and well here in Bucks County, too.

People are fed up with the county shoving stuff onto the townships that they dont want in their area. People are very unhappy with Santorum and Bush too. We are the swing county in a swing state.

[radfringe]

25. bumper sticker on my car

(in addition to a DU one)
http://www.cafepress.com/radicalfringe.23559339

[Murdock]

14. Here in SW Florida..

Bush is worshipped as a Demi-God.. I see multiple "W" and Republican car stickers every day and growing. There has been absolutely no drop in his approval here whatsoever.

[corkerjoe]

15. shame

some people have no shame. thay would like bush if he came out for cancer. thay just say give me the money.

[ima_sinnic]

37. I still see a fair number even here in Gainesville, a university town

-- can't believe some PhDs could be that STOOPID
yet this county is one of the few that can be counted on to vote blue in a sea of red.

[distantearlywarning]

16. Very blue city in a purplish state.

They hated him before his poll #s started dropping. Although there is one hold-out on my block who has had a Bush sticker and a Santorum sticker on his/her car since 2004.

If you go outside the city, though, I really couldn't say what the attitudes are out there.

[Dinger]

17. Northcentral Wisconsin Can't Stand Fucknuts

I live in a rural area, and when you go to the local diner, the family-owned little grocery store (I know the family well- they're repugs who hate bu$h), the gas station, etc., you can hear people every day talk about how they can't believe what the giggling murderer has turned this country into, they're going to change the way they vote, this war in a disaster, etc. If you'd drive through the small toens of northern wisconsin, you'd this "oh, oh, this looks like a "bu$h town (puke)," but you'd be quite surprised. Just my 2cents.

[Poiuyt]

46. Northeast Wisconsin - maybe 50-50

At least that's the impression I get. Maybe it's because of my business contacts. I still see pro-Bush LTTE. But at least I don't feel like I'm in the minority anymore.

[Dinger]

48. Not Bad For Northeast Wisconsin

Pretty pukey there. 50-50 isn't bad.

[Devlzown]

18. A lot of people here in south Mississippi

are obviously ashamed of their votes because the W stickers are gone. Except for close friends and family, no one has mentioned Bush for months in my presence. But I'm sure they'll be lining up to vote for McCain or which ever Republican runs in 2008.:banghead:

[WernhamHogg]

19. Wavering, IMO

I live in Freak Repubicville (Fresno, CA). The "W" stickers use to be pretty popular and I'd see them on cars almost daily. Now (thankfully) I only see a couple per month.

[spartan61]

21. Unfortunately, where I live in Central Florida, smirk is still

"da man." It's really sickening. Still lots of bush/cheney 04 stickers and our local paper is a republican rag. I want to shout to these people, "Do you have any idea what this administration has done to our country?"

[cap]

23. however, somebody must like him some where...

where are those 37%'ers???? Gotta be under some rock somewhere

[darkmaestro019]

24. OH in the crater where manufacturing used to be.

Everyone from my long-haired drunken friends to my lover's very upper-middle class large-ass family can't stand the guy. Everyone I speak with or interact with in any capacity has been hurt by his policies in a very concrete way.

I don't remember the last supporter I encountered that wasn't silver-haired and overfed, and riding my ass before passing me in a Cadillac with a faded yellow ribbon to match their W sticker and their Jesus fish.

(And then getting in front of me and slowing down in the fast lane, only to repeat the entire process when I pass THEM. Oh, and they usually have those blinding-ass halogens.....)

And I'm seeing a LOT of Kerry stickers--that look NEW--and various other that-tears-it visual rumblings of last-strawdom.

[NYC Liberal]

29. Last time I checked, Bush had a 20% approval in NYC

that was in 2004, I assume it's gone down from there if they would do another poll.

Kerry won NYC 85-15.

[noel711]

30. Here in PA...

Which was just barely a Blue state last time around...
the urban areas, are Blue; I live and work in the Lehigh Valley, and my neighbors and co-workers WERE Bush supporters, but now they are demoralized, and even the most rabid conservatives have had it. YOu can't even have a conversation with them.
The War? They are angry and blame the president.
The Economy? Don't go there.
The truth about the environment (Global Warming) has opened many eyes.
The problem is that most Democrats don't put forth a workable alternative. WE shall see...
Oh.. out here in Eastern PA, as to the governer's race, REndell has it sewn up... The usual response is: Lynn Swann? WAsn't he a football player? Politics is serious, and there's no room for poseurs.

[DFW]

32. Dallas, Texas

Where Ron Kirk was a popular Democratic Mayor, and the division of red
and blue America is deep and nasty. My neighborhood "boasted" both Ross
Perot and Dick Cheney, it you get the idea. DEEPLY divided!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

33. Pretty popular in the crimson-red northern Dallas suburbs. But the overt

hero worship is pretty toned down these days. People just don't talk politics very much these days, go figure. Sorta like there's a lot less stock market instant experts talking about THAT in the last several years, I wonder why?

You still see the idiotic "W the president" and other stickers, but not nearly as much as several months ago.

I did see someone with a "W acko" sticker (you had to get up close to see the acko), props if it was one of you DUers.

I don't even know if many of these well of suburbanites will even concede that Iraq war was the wrong thing to do, since not a single one I know has a kid fighting in it. Strike that, I do know ONE, a doc who's stepkid was already in the military, and that doc hates Bush.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

34. I'm in Los Angeles, so not very much at all.

[misternormal]

35. Arkansas approval rating as of 3/13/06

34% Approve... 62% Disapprove... 3% Don't know...

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollTrack.aspx?g=e097d4e6-f120-451f-9278-275ccc422648

[Ufomammut]

38. Hard to say for sure...

My wife and I know many people, lots of friends, family, and so on, and we don't know one person who supports Bushco, and while a few are just politically indifferent - which is stunning given the grim days we're experiencing - most are openly opposed. Although I do see several Bushco bumper stickers every week - in fact, was cut off on the interstate last night by a guy with several Bushco stickers who made a ridiculous lane change in a mad dash to weave through.

[tenshi816]

39. UK - nobody likes him

But - my family lives in NE Georgia and they think the sun shines out of the SOB's ass. Always. No matter what happens, because they think Jesus wants them to.

[helderheid]

40. Salt Lake City, not so much. The rest of Utah, pukeville. 55% approval

statewide.

[RebelOne]

41. Georgia. Need I say more?

[nonconformist]

42. I don't personally know anyone who likes the bastard

But I tend to keep myself fairly isolated these days, so my sample pool isn't very reliable.

One thing I know is that Bush bumper stickers have all but disappeared in this area - I haven't seen any in a long time. There is also an increase of anti-Bush, pro-Democrat bumper stickers. It's been somewhat encouraging to me.

[Karenca]

43. New York City

5 minutes from the World Trade Center.

Bright Blue!

[SPKrazy]

44. It's A Mixed Bag, But I'm Glad To Hear About San Antonio

In Arkansas, he's lost popularity and is well below 50% approval (in the 40's last I saw)

but his daughters are gaining popularity!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

45. I'm from Chicago, and of course he's not well liked there.

But I currently reside in Indiana while I go to school and they sure do love him here.

[lpbk2713]

49. I know a repub who proudly kept a "Bush/Cheney '04" poster.

It was about three feet high by about four feet wide.


He recently threw it out. I knew at one time it was one of his prized possessions. I didn't ask him to elaborate but I know he's not happy with Dumb & Dumber now.

[Ronnie]

50. Hard to tell.

Nobody wants to talk about him.