Obama trounces McCain ... in sales of T-shirts, badges, caps

AFP ^ | 22 July, 2008 | Karin Zeitvogel

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - \Barack Obama is trouncing John McCain in the race for the White House -- at least in sales of T-shirts, badges, baseball caps and other campaign merchandise.

"Everyone is going for Obama," a sidewalk vendor whose stand was smothered in Obama and McCain T-shirts, along with garb for visitors to Washington, told AFP.

"We sell about 70 percent Obama stuff -- way more than McCain," said the vendor, who asked not to be named.

Obama-embroidered baseball caps sat in the center of the stand; the absence of a McCain equivalent was striking.

"I don't think our wholesaler makes McCain baseball caps," the vendor said.

On the Café Press website, where users create and sell products to express their political passion, Obama garb made up 66 percent of sales in the week from July 13; McCain kits made up 14 percent of sales in the same seven-day period.

McCain didn't do that much better than Hillary Clinton, who racked up nine percent of sales on Café Press -- and Clinton dropped out of the race for the nomination in June.

At Capital Noveltees, a wholesaler that supplies campaign merchandise to retail outlets around the United States, sales of things Obama were also making revenues from McCain goods look pale and flat.

[TADSLOS]

C'mon McCain Trolls, you're slackin'. Move that merchandise!

[DTogo]

If T-shirt sales were an election standard, Che would be President-for-life!

[FlingWingFlyer]

I thought BO’s voter base was nothing but “poor” people. Where is “the poor” getting all this money? Especially with the “bad economy” thing going on.

[max americana]

That’s a lot of carbon credits when they dump those loser merchandise at the city dump when Obama loses to McCain.

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[Patrick1]

Exactly. The well dressed moonbat has to have an Obama shirt to go with their six Che shirts to round out the week's wardrobe.

[TADSLOS]

If T-shirt sales were an election standard, Che would be President-for-life!

Obama's the Che for the 21st Century and McCain can't compete, no matter how hard he tries to be a socialist.

[jveritas]

The vast majority of people who buy this stuff are young voters who support Obama as a cult but at the end a majority of them will not show up to vote on Elections Day.

[sheik yerbouty]

“Badges? Badges? I don’t need no stinking badges!”

[TADSLOS]

LOL! True dat.

[jveritas]

LOL... that is an excellent response. Usually the young ignorant people buy this stuff and as I said before most of them will not show up on Elections Day.

[ncalburt]

This old story been recycled in the Obama media Again ?

[RC2]

People will be owners of a loosers junk. This guy cannot be our next President. I honestly believe, if he is President, our lives will never be the same and it would be the beginning of this countries downfall. Remember Rome?

[FlingWingFlyer]

That’s a lot of carbon credits when they dump those loser merchandise at the city dump when Obama loses to McCain.

Can you imagine how all those poor suckers feel who wasted their money on those Hillary nutcrackers. LOL!!!

[mouse1]

People are afraid to advertise McCain
You could receive death threats or worse

[TADSLOS]

Go back to your dreamscape, JV. People who spend money to wear political messages and put bumper stickers on their cars usually follow through to vote. That goes for ALL parties. You McCainbots had better figure out a way to sell or giveaway a boatload of crap. I know, maybe you guys can throw in some refreshing koolaid first. People will be more apt to buy in when their drunk on that stuff.

[TADSLOS]

Fearmongerer. What would John McCain do? Oh, that’s right, he would apologize.

[DTogo]

Salam. Most of Obamessiah’s young supporters may not show up on election day, but will McCain be able to motivate enough Conservatives to show up?

[Calpernia]

How about the yamaka sales?

[doc1019]

Most excellent point! ;-)