Does "Haliburton" Mean Dog Days of Summer?

During the past week there hasn't been much interest in the presidential candidates as shown in my monitoring. Perhaps things will liven up when the next series of debates nears. CandidateStuff.com did have a recent visit by someone from AirAmerica which was promptly followed by a visitor from Haliburton! Are there spies following my observations?

This blog reports interest shown in particular presidential candidates, as well as the group as a whole. I track the visitors to certain websites offering many designs—on t-shirts, hats, bumper stickers, magnets and pins—for 10 of the major candidates. This week's level of interest in the candidates is the lowest in many months. The leader, for the first time, is Fred Thompson. It is not that Fred has excited people; it seems people are getting bored a bit with the news coverage of the candidates.

If the issues are not compelling enough, then do we need some new scandals to get the interest back? What about the church sex-scandal connection to a friend of Rudy? Or the fake police protecting Romney? Any more candidate affairs? Politics and elections ARE important!

Mac the Observer

Fred Thompson, will he run??

Republicans seem to be on the hunt to find another Ronald Reagan and some believe Fred Thompson can play that role. For those interested in political hats, t-shirts, bumper stickers and other "Fred" gear, see CANDIDATESTUFF.com and look for the section of Fred's items. There are thousands of items!

And speaking about candidate hats and other items ... take a look at a couple of different candidate hat designs, for instance. One observation I made while working on all this election gear is that some candidates have a great range of interesting and colorful designs while a few others have boring, barely legible designs. (The designs shown on www.candidatestuff.com are somewhat random and do not reflect my choices in design or candidate.) So if winning an election has a lot to do with appearances and symbols then some of the candidates are in trouble judging from their designs. Why? Do they not inspire creative people? Are their chances so slim that no one bothers to create colorful logos for them? Other candidates' items have beautiful and varied creative designs that work symbols and images. Are they just more inspiring?? Anyone care to comment on what you see??

And don't worry if about wasting money with a purchase of campaign buttons for a particular candidate who may be a long shot. Those items are the very things that make fascinating, colorful, and valuable memorabilia. Anyone have a Scoop Jackson button? Or Gary Hart? How about George Wallace!

My first button was "I like Ike" which disappeared after his election. Wouldn't it be great to see today!

Mac the Observer