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Anti-Obama CafePress merchandise sales are outpacing pro-Obama sales.

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Pro-Obama online merchandise sales plummet, compared to ’08 election
1:23 AM 07/20/2012

In a dramatic shift from then-Sen. Barack Obama’s 2008 election effort to this election cycle, anti-Obama CafePress merchandise sales are outpacing pro-Obama sales.

During the first six months of 2008, 86 percent of Obama-related sales at CafePress were pro-Obama — just 14 percent were anti-Obama.

Over the first six months of 2012, 45 percent of Obama merchandise sales have been pro-Obama, 55 percent have been anti-Obama, according to CafePress totals.

By comparison, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney‘s merchandise ratio has fared better.

Over the same 2012 time frame, 95 percent of Romney gear purchases have been pro-Romney — just 5 percent have been anti-Romney.

CafePress is an online custom merchandise shop that tracks its election-themed sales via an “Election Meter.” The company believes that such political sales can act as a barometer for electoral success.

“We believe that how people spend money on political merchandise is a leading indicator of how they will ultimately vote,” Marc Cowlin, director of marketing for CafePress, told The Daily Caller. “At CafePress we track the spending on candidate related gear and report our trends through The Meter, which are often in line with polls and voting results.”

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1. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   1   8:39am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Eh, I wouldn't make any predictions based on voluntary purchasing. That's not much different than a voluntary poll. It doesn't really matter which candidate wins. Both will simply do the bidding of the corporate banking interests that own our government.

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   2   8:43am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (2)   Obligatory:

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   3   9:04am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Hmmm...that looks familiar... Yikes, what happened to that guy's finger nail? That looks painful.

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   4   9:23am Fri 20 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (3)   wthrfrk80 says Yikes, what happened to that guy's finger nail? That looks painful. he's obviously a Tea Party racist...