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Collecting 2016 campaigns’ pins, hats and bumper stickers

Season 2016 Episode 2100 | 2m 20s

People collect everything and the memorabilia of the 2016 GOP and Democratic campaigns is no different. But one of the biggest, most ardent collectors may surprise you. It’s The Smithsonian Museum Of American History and curators have been on hand in Cleveland and Philadelphia picking up pins, posters, funny hats and bumper stickers.

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