Feel free to add these campaign buttons to your Facebook flair application

The campaign button is one of the most modest and probably one of the cheapest ways to advertise for a specific candidate. You know, since showing off a bumper sticker requires a working vehicle to slap it onto. Nowadays, “modern” campaign buttons can help to share not only about the candidate, but also say a little something about the wearer, too. Case in point: a “Barack Obama” button in Hebrew and a jolly green “Irish Americans for McCain” badge. It makes a button – a common “display graphic” in political advertising – a bit more unique.



Historically, campaign buttons were used to spread the word about the candidate, but were initially made of silk ribbons and actual shirt buttons. Campaign buttons evolved with technology, and eventually the likeliness of a presidential candidate was printed onto a button. Abraham Lincon was the first ever to put his image on a button during his race in the 1860’s. He wanted those far from Washington to be able to actually “see” and recognize his face.



Now, we’re bombarded with not only the faces, but the voices of our potential presidential candidates. Annyoed yet? Remember, we’ve only got a few weeks until the elections. So for now, wear those buttons with pride and promote some shameless advertisement for your candidate of your choice.