Anatomy of a bad joke

Every so often a premise pops into mind that I know is funny but can't figure out how to share the humor. So I file it. When I am on top of my game I file it on paper. When not...I store it in my head. When in my head I frequently forget and have lost a lot of potentially good material that way.
One joke I have toyed with for years is the bumper stickers on the back of a vehicle. Particularly the ones for losing candidates. The way politics are structured around a competition where there are winners and losers, where the party in power completely shafts whatever the other party tried not because it wasn;t working or they have a better plan but rather because, after all, it WAS the other party's stuff...well, why would you advertise being a loser?
And if you are going to, why give up after 4 years? Seriously, with all the Kerry stickers I see (and, for that matter, all the Bush stickers), when is the last time you saw a Dole sticker? Or a Walter Mondale? If you are going to admit you are a loser, why not have a Jimmy Carter sticker on there? Horrible President, but decent human being.
For that matter, if a year after the election you feel compelled to roam around broadcasting your political allegiance, why not at least choose someone you like. "Lincoln in '68" seems a better idea than "Bush 2004", doesn't it?
But I think my favorite part regards the philosophy behind bumper sticker campaigns. Like, you know, the reason 25% of the voters chose Bush was all the stickers they saw for him. Seriously, is the voting populace stupid enough to vote for someone because the VW with the dandelion on the dashboard has a "Nader" sticker on it?
Can;t you just see the campaign coming to a close, the voters coming out of the booth, hopping on their Segways to motor on down to Starbucks.
Cletus: "I done voted for that guy everyone loves so much, "My dropout beat up your Honor Student".
Brutus: "I canceld out your vote by voting for "My Child was Honor Student of the Month at Imanidiot Elementary."
Even scarier...your next President might be "Visualize World Peace" Now if you will excuse me, I need to get to the courthouse and legally change my name. I think it is safe to say i am saving a fortune on my campaign for President in 2008.

Signing off,

Visualize World Peace