Posters

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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past year, you know that an election is coming up. You’re probably familiar with the players involved; they’ve been hoofing it across the country for months, stumping for votes, parrying debate questions and fending off (or courting) reporters. As we creep ever so slowly toward the nominating conventions, things are taking shape. While Senator John McCain has all but sewn up the Republican nomination, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are still fighting it out in Ohio and Texas, although Obama seems to be pulling away.

Both Democratic candidates have relied on strong and distinct bases. Clinton is still winning the majority of registered democrat’s votes, while Obama’s appeal is strong among moderate independents. The race and gender factors have been widely discussed. Both candidates have raised millions of dollars. But in the last few months, Drymount! has observed a new source of vocal, and visual, support for Obama—artists appear to be throwing their support behind his candidacy, especially in the form of a few highly visible art campaigns.

Perhaps this is because no artist wants to take on Hillary’s over-familiar cheekbones and chipmunk smile. Kidding aside, though, Obama’s message of change has really resonated within the artist community, and I’ll take a look at a few of the more compelling works that have come out in his support.

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