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Bumper Stickers Bash Bush
BOULDER, Colo. -- If bumper stickers were ballots, President Bush might have reason to worry.As the presidential election heats up, so do political bumper sticker sales. Political bumper stickers are big sellers during the election season, accounting for five of the top 10 best selling stickers on StickerGiant's Top 101 Best Sellers List.According to StickerGiant, anti-George Bush stickers outsell pro-George Bush stickers 3 to 1. Anti-George Bush stickers occupy four of the top 10 spots, while pro-George Bush stickers hold just one top-ten position. The top best seller is the ""Let's Not Elect Him in 2004 Either"" bumper sticker.""Bumper stickers traditionally have been a means of expression for the opposition,"" said John Fischer, founder of StickerGiant. ""This factor contributes to the progressive slant of sticker sales this year.""On the conservative side of the best sellers list, ""Bush Cheney '04"" holds the top spot followed by, ""Annoy a Liberal, Work Hard and Be Happy."" As Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy -- who has been campaigning for the presumptive Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry -- becomes more visible on the national political scene, anti-Kennedy sentiment seems to be growing. The sticker stating ""Ted Kennedy's Car Has Killed More People Than My Gun"" has moved from obscurity into the fourth spot on the conservative best sellers list.Humorous stickers are still very popular, with an unexpected leap from a new title, ""Can't Sleep. Clowns Will Eat Me,"" which shot to second place just behind the top best seller on the humorous best sellers list, ""Shut Up Hippy.""Sales of child-themed stickers also are up this year with Finding Nemo stickers still topping the children's best sellers list, followed by Sponge Bob Square Pants and Yu Gi-Oh.Following is a list of the ten bumper stickers at the top of StickerGiant's Top 101 Best Sellers List:1. Not Elect him in 20042. Smiley Face3. Missing Village Idiot4. No W5. Peace Sign - large6. Like A Rock7. American Flag8. Bush Cheney 20049. Peace Sign10. Well-Behaved Women Visit Sticker Giant at www.stickergiant.com"