While checking out the political merch on RetroCampaigns, which features t-shirts bearing political campaign slogans from decades past, I found this “Wings for America” shirt.
Wendell Willkie ran for President against Franklin Roosevelt in 1939 and lost. His campaign is notable because he switched parties in order to do it (from Democrat to Republican) and then [...]

Posted on October 30th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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It’s almost Halloween, and that means that costumed politicians are about to flood the streets campaigning for candy instead of votes. Masks are a popular choice for political costumes, mostly because they’re so easily recognizable, and so far this year it looks like Barack Obama and Sarah Palin are the most popular selections. The Sarah [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Global warming and environmental regulation are huge issues in politics at the moment, and schwag is not immune to the green trend. Tomorrow, October 24th, has been designated an International Day of Climate Change Action, with countries all over the world (including the US) promoting the cause of sustainability through organized demonstrations and guerrilla stunts [...]

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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For those who want to add a presidential touch to their next 4th of July barbecue, here’s a fancy White House apron. Somehow, I find it a little tough to imagine our President toiling away in a hot kitchen, but who knows–maybe he’s the type to flip a few burgers in the backyard now and [...]

Posted on October 20th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Ah, those last days of 2008, when the face of the President-Elect was popping up on everything from quasi-religious t-shirts to commemorative bottles of wine…a Barack Obama can opener wouldn’t have turned any heads.
Just a few months later, however, now that one of the country’s most intense political campaigns has weathered its post-election cool-down, even [...]

Posted on October 16th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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I saw this donkey pinata on a site that supposedly features pro-Democratic gifts, but it leaves me a bit confused. Beating your political party’s symbol with a baseball bat until candy explodes out of it seems like a strange way to show your support. I would expect to see something like this on a Republican [...]

Posted on October 13th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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These political animal Christmas ornaments are by far the most innocuous expressions of party affiliation I’ve seen in a long time. They seem to suggest a more innocent era of political campaigning, as if it was actually possible for the two parties to “get along” during an election. Funny how two animals, draped in patriotic [...]

Posted on October 6th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Obama’s proposed healthcare reform has always been a controversial but important part of his political platform, so it makes sense that this issue is getting the same merchandise treatment as the President himself. T-shirt designs are popping up left and right graphically voicing the wearers’ support or opposition to Obama’s policy ideas.
As far as [...]

Posted on October 5th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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