We have 48 hours until the election polls close but tonight we’ve just finished tallying the results for the 2021 Newton Political Swag Award.
This competition was first instituted back in 2017 when Brenda Noel upped the entire category of Newton political swag with her ground brreaking bottle openers.
This year the competition definitely ratcheted up a notch. Paul Levy had an early edge with his way cool screen/glass cleaners
In the end it turned out that neither he nor any of the other candidates had a chance for the gold.
The 2021 Newton Political Swag Award is unambiguously awarded to Emily Norton for her dazzling contribution to the field of political swag with her stunning bamboo toothbrushes.
Congratulations to Emily Norton and also to runner-up Paul Levy for continuing to push the frontiers of quality political swag. I thank you and my teeth and computer screens thank you
… and if have any sore losers who insist they really won, go get the Cyber Ninjas and we’ll do an entire recount. It will go quickly this time around.
Jerry Reilly – one vote for Emily’s toothbrush – Done
The best political swag I’ve seen is someone who ordered printed dog poop bags, with a pledge to “clean up the bull****” in politics.
They had supporters give them out at dog parks. Very effective. And useful!
(but probably not very environmentally friendly. It was a different time and place.)
@Fig, my folks grew up on a farm, and I used to muck stalls as a kid. I can assure you, a dog poop bag will no way, no how, be big enough to clean up even a modest sized cow flop.