Walter Mondale and Diane Feinstein

1984 Pre-Convention item promoting Diane Feinstein for Vice President on the Walter Mondale ticket. Feinstein was U.S. Senator (D-CA).

Dianne Feinstein

U.S. Senator (D-CA). Early hopeful for Democratic nomination for President, 1992.

Al Franken

(1951-Alive). Comedian. Candidate for Democratic-Farmer Labor Party nomination for U.S. Senate (MN), 2008. A noted liberal and author. Item is a fantashy piece from the 2008 election.

Allen Ginsberg

Beat poet. Fantasy campaign, 1968.

Benjamin Gitlow

(1891-1965). Socialist Member, New York State Assembly, 1917-1918 (removed). Communist Party candidate for Vice President of the United States (on a ticket with William Z. Foster), 1924, 1928. Workers Party candidate for Governor of New York, 1926. Renounced communism and became a conservative author in later life.

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000.

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000. "Lieberman" refers to Joseph I. Lieberman, the Vice Presidential candidate.

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000.

Albert A. Gore and Joseph I. Lieberman

Democratic candidates for President and Vice President, 2000

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000. Inscription says, "Gore Lieberman."

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000. Inscription says, "Gore Lieberman." The reference to 5761 is the year 2000 in the Jewish calendar.

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000.

Albert A. Gore and Joseph I. Lieberman

Democratic candidates for President and Vice President, 2000

Al Gore and Joseph I. Lieberman

Democratic candidates for President and Vice President, 2000

Al Gore and Joseph I. Lieberman

Democratic candidates for President and Vice President, 2000. Cloth yamulke.

Albert A. Gore

Democratic candidate for President, 2000. "Gornisht" is a Yiddish word that means "nothing" and expresses the opinion that George W. Bush was an unworthy opponent. This button was issued by the New Jersey Democrats.

Alexander M. Haig

General, U.S. Army. U.S. Secretary of State. Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988.

Sidney Hillman

Labor leader. Anti-Hillman, anti-Roosevelt campaign piece issued by the Dewey-Bricker campaign, 1944.

Reverend Jesse Jackson

Civil Right Leader and "Shadow U.S. Senator" (D-District of Columbia). Father of U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL). Item is from Jackson's unsuccessful 1984 campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

Reverend Jesse Jackson

Civil Right Leader and "Shadow U.S. Senator" (D-District of Columbia). Father of U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL). An anti-Jackson button from the 1988 campaign, during which Jackson used the prejudicial term "Hymie" to refer to New York Jews and called the Big Apple "Hymietown." This button reminded voters of his gaffe.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry/Magnet

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry/Bumper Strip

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004. "Edwards" refers to Senator John Edwards, the Vice Presidential candidate.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.

John Forbes Kerry

U.S. Senator (D-MA). Democratic candidate for President, 2004.