Here’s a classic billboard from Eisenhower’s campaign. In a nutshell: they don’t make ‘em like they used to.

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Here’s a classic election-themed promo button commemorating the big beer brotherhood’s endorsement of the Hamm’s Beer bear for president. I can’t remember, was Dan Haggerty on the ticket?

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Here’s my favorite in the nice try department. Mitt Romney may have failed in his presidential bid, but he succeeded in having a unique promo that brought his name and our national pasttime together. I guess the steroid-use scandal was just a little bad luck for him.

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Barack Obama fans in Texas have their own campaign cowboy hats.

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Experience? Well, he’s eaten a lot of ghosts, and apparently he’s been on the political scene since the 80s, which is when I assume this sticker was made.

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Here’s a great selection of vintage buttons from campaigns past, another reminder of the lasting appeal of the campaign button. Oh, campaign button! Where winners and losers alike live forever in small circles that can be pinned to the chests of those who remember.

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Here are some clever Hillary Clinton campaign buttons touting her husband as America’s first “first gentleman.” I’m sure there are some who might object to gentleman part of that, but the Clinton Foundation is doing lots of great work around the world, so I think a little slack may be appropriate.

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Here’s an old political classic: the candidate voodoo doll. Not enough backstabbing in the press? Get the doll and do it yourself!

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It’s good work, but business only gets really good once every four years. That said, I am a true believer in campaign buttons.

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Early on, Ron Paul supporters looked to boost awareness of their erstwhile candidate by purchasing a blimp. ‘Cause, hey, it worked for Goodyear. I don’t think they ever pulled it off in real life, so all we’re left with is this artist’s visualization.

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