Austin is a strange town and if you were asked to find a city less representative of Texas as a whole, then you really ought to consider the State Capital.

Still, I’ve never been Behind Red State Lines during a major election so this is what I see now regarding signs and stickers for Presidential Candidates.

In my walks around my neighborhood in North Austin I’ve seen only two bumper stickers. One, weeks ago, was for Huckabee (I assume it might still be on that vehicle although I’ve passed that house several times lately and not seen it again). Another showed up just a few days ago for Romney. The Huckabee sticker was on a “working” pickup truck with one of those tops over the bed in the back. The Romney sticker was on a luxury 2-door import. These two people are just around the corner from each other although Tobin likes to poop in the latter’s yard.

Considering I walk my dog between 1.5 and 4 miles every day through many neighborhoods, this is a shocking level of political indifference. If there were any more stickers or signs I would definitely notice.

No one in my apartment complex has any stickers. Except a red Civic and a blue Maxima that Obama tagged. I happen to know the drivers very well.

Driving up and down MoPac you’ll see some Ron Paul signs, although since they’re in someone’s yard a bit of a distance off the highway. And I have a feeling they’re getting less prevalent since early December.

All of a sudden last week I saw an Obama sticker to match the one on my car. Today I saw two more!

I also saw a sticker promoting Will Wynn, the Democrat mayor of Austin. It was on a car containing two heavily tattooed and pierced girls who were making out during the stop-and-go traffic. Among all the other stickers on the car, my attention fixed on the large serif W. Must be for a college.

Even in my recent drives up through Round Rock (for nefarious purposes, I assure you) I have never seen any Hillary or McCain signs or stickers. I don’t even know what they look like. The Texas primary isn’t for another month but it might matter in the Democratic race, at least. I’ll keep updating ‘em as I see ‘em. So far, an amazing bit of apathy.

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