Hillarakoromnabee!
In national and high-profile campaigns, the increase in funds and full-time staff leads to a trend of higher-end and more diverse campaign products. There are still the staples: yard signs, bumper stickers and buttons, but gone are the days when a plain T-shirt with a candidate’s message in red, white and blue block letters would suffice. Now, fitted T-shirts in designer colors litter the campaign trail. Candidates target their donors demographically, the same way any distributor would approach an end-user. The Obama Store offers up the “Women For Obama Rib Ladies Tank w/Spaghetti Strap,” which is available in his youth-targeted “Gear For Less” section. Other candidates are branching out as well. Romney offers cuff links. Edwards touts duffel bags and totes. And, well, Kucinich is offering Palm Beach County voting machines containing actual Palm Beach County chads (not sure if they’re imprinted, though).