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After the third and final presidential debate, “Joe the Plumber” might be the most popular man in America.
No, not Joe Wurzelbacher, the Toledo, Ohio-based man who reportedly complained to Sen. Barack Obama about his tax policies and who was name-checked in the debate more than 20 times.
No, I mean Joe Francis, a plumber in Amarillo, […]
Fortune Small Business:
Roving political-schwag seller Cameron Koepke expects a floor fight between John McCain and Mike Huckabee at the Republican convention, and he’s been predicting a dead heat between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for quite some time.
Lugging his T-shirts and buttons around the primary states, Koepke correctly called the winners of the Iowa caucuses […]
The Associated Press:
For three years, a Bush-hating Vermont pipe carver has built a million-dollar business around the digits “01.20.09.”
On Jan. 20, 2009, Elliot Nachwalter and his company, “Bush’s Last Day,” will have to find new inspiration.
That’s the day President George W. Bush leaves the White House.
“I have a couple little products lined up. Both of […]
Inc.:
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has a dream: to get the presidential candidates to address issues specific to small businesses, particularly Hispanic small businesses. And the organization thought it finally had the means: it signed on to co-host a debate among the Democrats on Jamuary 15th.
By the end of the debate, it was clear […]
United Press International:
A 19-year-old business owner from Scarsdale, N.Y., challenged Sen. Barack Obama’s use of the “Change Rocks” logo in the senator’s presidential campaign.
Stefan Doyno trademarked the slogan three years ago as the name for his jewelry business, and said he was shocked to see that Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, use the name as […]
There’s a bill in the New York State Assembly to make the cupcake the official New York state snack and protect it from being banned! How wild…cupcakes really are political, so New Yorkers, write to your Assemblyperson and ask that they support this bill.
From “Pol: Save Expelled Cupcake,” New York Post, September 28, 2007
The bill […]
As you may have read or heard, New York State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin is sponsoring a bill to make cupcakes the official state children’s snack, and thereby keep them from being banned in schools. Stories on school cupcake bans across the country are now popping up quite frequently.
Benjamin writes on his site, where he’s also […]
Once again, a reminder that Cupcakes Take the Cake is NOT endorsing any candidates, but we are bringing you the news about cupcakes, which wind up relating to everything in the news, from sports to politics. Tomorrow we will have a Super Tuesday political cupcake roundup (so far we’ve got McCain, Clinton and Obama examples, […]
Well, primaries are still in progress, so cupcakes and candidates are still fair game. Here are some political cupcakes we’ve come across. Have you seen something we should add? Let us know!
Barack Obama cupcakes from Flickr user VeeSD
Cupcakes on cover of Families for Obama Presents Recipes for America
Cupcakes at an Obama event.
Obama buys cupcakes for […]
Hudson, Ohio’s Main Street Cupcakes now offers special Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain cupcakes:
Sweet and Salty Chocolate Popcorn cupcakes for Barack Obama:
Big Apple cupcakes for Hillary Clinton:
Dessert Crumb Cake cupcakes for John McCain:
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back
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