Election poster
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Government by the rich for the rich (Irish poster, 1932)
Text: Government by the rich for the rich – vote Fianna Fáil. Year: 1932. Publisher: Fianna Fáil. Artist: NA. Additional information: Published ahead of the 1932 election, the poster shows Ernest Blythe, Finance Minister of the incumbent Cumann na Gaelhael government, spurning a poor family labelled ‘the masses’ while handing a money sack to ‘the…
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Tired of losing? (American poster, 1968)
Text: Tired of losing? Ronald Reagan. Year: 1968. Publisher: Committee to Elect Delegates for Ronald Reagan. Artist: NA. Additional Information: Published during Reagan’s presidential primary campaign.
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Would YOU buy a used car from this man? (American poster, 1960)
Text: Would YOU buy a used car from this man? Year: 1960. Publisher: John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Artist: NA. Additional Information: The phrase appears in election material throughout the 1960s and early 70s. The Republicans attempted – apparently unsuccessfully – to co-opt the phrase during the 1964 election, with Lyndon B. Johnson substituted for…
