PoliticalShop.com returns to it's Roots!
Rally
Girls took turns manning the booth at Santa-Cali-Gon. Here, Sandee is
enjoying an afternoon break in the crowds...which didn't last long! In
the evening, thousands more people descend upon Independence,
MO for
the annual event which features live entertainment, several craft tents
and city blocks filled with vendors.
On Labor Day 1992, Bill
Clinton came to Independence, MO and gave a speech at
Santa-Cali-Gon Days. Sharon was taking a MBA Marketing
class that required
an outside Entrepreneurial Project. Being Election Year, she took
some buttons to this event, was surprised at the brisk sales and
well...PoliticalShop was born. However, the "Dot Com" didn't come
until a few years later. Hard to believe, but few people had
Internet access in 1992!
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Hillary Stands Tall with Rally Girls Joann and Daphne!
Joann
and Daphne pose for a photo with Hillary at the Santa-
Cali-Gon event in Independence, MO. As you may have guessed, it's
not really
Hillary. We took a Hillary cardboard cutout with
us and were surprised when people flocked
to our booth to get their picture taken with her! We've taken her
with us everywhere we've been since, and the reaction is always
the same! She's been so
popular that will soon be offering Hillary cardboard cutouts for sale at
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Move Over Iowa Straw Poll...
Democrats 21st Century of
Independence, MO ran a "Straw Poll" of their own in their booth at
Santa Cali-Gon Days. 1,659 people stopped to vote in this
"colorful" election that included the eight 2008 Democratic
Candidates. Each of the eight candidates’ names
and pictures were placed on a large plastic jar, with a small hole punched in
the lid. Street-fair-goers who stopped at the booth were handed a piece of a
plastic straw and invited to place it in the top of the jar of their favored
candidate. Hillary
won by a landslide with 877 (52.8%), Barack Obama came in second
and the other candidates split the remaining votes.
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Customer of the Year!
The brains behind the straw
poll
and the founder and driving force behind "Democrats 21st
Century" is Alta Stephens. Alta is truly a maverick! We stopped by
her
office located right in the heart of the Santa-Cali-Gon
event. As usual, she was on the phone organizing volunteers,
coordinating activities, planning events,
raising funds, etc. Her drive, energy and enthusiasm is
legendary in Eastern Jackson County political circles and frankly,
throughout
the state of Missouri.
Alta has been purchasing products from PoliticalShop.com for
many years, and using them to raise funds for her "Democrats 21st
Century" operation. PoliticalShop.com has named Alta
Stephens our "Customer of the Year for 2007!" Thanks for your business Alta and for inspiring us all! |
Alta (Hearts) Hillary!
Alta is
also a big Hillary supporter and was the first person in Eastern
Jackson County to start organizing events for the "Hillary for
President" Campaign. Hillary is lucky to have her!
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Alta's "Democrats 21st
Century" has a booth at Santa-Cali-Gon. They support all the
local Democratic Candidates as well as the Presidential Candidates. A wide selection of
PoliticalShop.com buttons are available at their booth and in their storefront in Independence, MO.
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