political buttons

Candidate lapel badges

Political buttons are small pins or badges displaying campaign slogans, candidate names, or partisan messages, worn to show support during elections or movements.

They emerged as campaign tools in 19th-century America and remain fixtures of political rallies and conventions: She collected vintage political buttons from presidential campaigns.

Also called campaign buttons.

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