On June 8th, defections from the Democratic Party in New York seemingly placed control of the state senate effectively in Republican control. Two Democratic state senators, Hiram Monserrate of Queens and Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx, staged a “parliamentary coup” by voting with Republicans to strip control of the Senate away from Majority Leader [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Among all the controversy that has encompassed Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, businesses are still trying to grasp consumers’ attention with political promotional products. This cartoon animation on the Spirit Airlines website seems to have a connection with the nomination, as the judge “Ochita Suprema” could be representing the real Sonia Sotomayor. [...]

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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I’m going to look away from the endless supply of Obama/McCain campaign schwag to focus on the protests in Iran. I stumbled across this promotional t-shirt to support the protesters in opposition to June 12′s election. These shirts are available at Solidarity Matters and all proceeds are currently benefitting Amnesty International. I’m sure it won’t [...]

Posted on June 25th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Following the election, Obama schwag was everywhere and seemed to be overtaking merchandise stores in city corners and train stations. At Union Station in California, everything from Obama promotional t-shirts to Obama imprinted candy were part of consumers’ spending sprees. In the picture above we can see Obama hot sauce which was sold at Political Americana’s inaugural [...]

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Whoever took this picture of Obama’s logo shot glass and McCain’s promo mug must be Republican. Only a Republican could take a picture of a McCain coffee mug and an Obama shot glass in the same frame. Obviously, this implies something negative toward the Democrats. I also find it humorously ironic that the Obama shot [...]

Posted on June 18th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Political junkies can relive the 2008 Presidential Election with their very own Obama and McCain action figures. Not dolls. Action figures. These 6″ political toys have movable arms, head and swivels at the hips just like any other action figure in toy stores. While these collectibles can serve as a fun way to commemorate Obama’s [...]

Posted on June 16th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Of all the promotional products out there made to capitalize off of Obama’s presidency, this is one of the more ridiculous. Promotional wine?! Really? Not even a custom wine set– just the wine? I bet the markup is ridiculous. And as this website noted, how long could it have possibly aged?

Posted on June 11th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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We’ve all seen the Obama chia pets and bobble heads, but what about promotional apparel that celebrates his election? Ella Rose, a designer which creates organic and sustainable clothing, has recently created a limited edition tie to commemorate the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The product is sold in six different styles, each with imprinted [...]

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Whether he’s indirectly compared himself to Abraham Lincoln, explicitly juxtaposed the path of his administration to that of FDR, or boldly attempted to sell himself as the new JFK, Barack Obama has definitely not been shy of identifying himself with some of the United States greatest leaders. While touring the Pyramids at Giza during his [...]

Posted on June 5th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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The American flag evokes such emotion from me everytime I see it floating in the wind. It’s just such a great design. I found this promotional mousepad recently, and it’s probably the coolest mousepad around. I’ve never seen the U.S. flag portrayed in this way, with the peeling wood and dark cracks. It’s eerily beautiful, [...]

Posted on June 4th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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