Candidate Snoopy

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The promotion of “Snoopy for President” dates back to at least 1961 (possibly earlier, I don’t have great reference on it.) The idea is not limited to US presidential election years, but it does tend to swell then. There was not only merch but newspaper articles on it in 1968.

It did have a fair amount of newspaper visibility in 1976, but that was due the bread company that made Butternut and other brands promoting various campaign-oriented stickers that came in the bread sleeves. There were a dozen stickers, each customizable with your own information… and at least most of them were show in various ads.

 

The phrase “A kitten in the streets, a tiger in the sheets” has finally met its match.

It does open the question “would he sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom, or on top of the White House?”

Charlie Brown speaks on the dangers in voting for a third-party candidate.

 

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