From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-364152-167418
NEW YORK (UPI) -- As the race for U.S. president moves forward,
sellers and manufacturers of humorous, creative political memorabilia
say their business is booming.
Mort Berkowitz, who owns Bold Concepts in New York, said he has
created 700 variations of political buttons as sales spike during the
campaign, the New York Post reported Monday.
"I have over 150 different (Sen. Barack) Obama buttons. I've sold
110,000 Obama buttons, 30,000 Hillary Clinton buttons and 10,000 John
McCain buttons," Berkowitz told the newspaper.
He said his most popular button feature Clinton's image with the words
"Don't tell mama, I'm votin' for Obama."
Berkowitz said most of his merchandise is purchased by political
organizations and many of his items will be seen at the nearing
national conventions.