Which US Democratic Party candidate has the best merch? Before Super Tuesday, let's review the merch of Democratic candidates

The history of merchandising of US presidential candidates is as old as America itself, at least as we know it. The first merch is probably a celebratory metal brooch in honor of George Washington, according to what Harry Rubenstein, curator of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, told Racked. Subsequent degenerations of merch - Nixon's merch proposed long women's clothes, Harrison's of oil lamps and ashtrays - basically represent the very essence of American capitalism, capable of making any product marketable, as long as it's functional to a certain cause.

No one, among the Democratic and Republican candidates, has the aesthetic charge and coolness of Bernie Sanders. This is nothing new: the logo used by Bernie for the 2016 election was taken up by Balenciaga, for the realization of the brand's most commercially successful collection. His relationship with the stars, and his natural ability to attract the sympathies of artists has made Bernie Sanders the best example of branding a candidate, at least since the days of Obama and "Yes We Can." On his shop are available the tees made in collaboration with Public Enemy, and the one made with The Strokes, two bands that at different times performed during Bernie's rallies. The almost obsessive attention that Sanders - and his endless array of volunteers - pour into the merch has generated, almost by osmosis, a production of secondary merch - therefore not directly produced by the candidate - of the highest level and with references to pop and street cultures more than obvious. Emily Ratajkowski was often seen wearing a photo tee that combines Bernie's face with the caption "Rage Against The Machine," while before the Iowa Caucus, activist Philip Agnew wore an incredible hoodie that emblazoned with the billionaire Boys motif Club, replacing it with a "Sandersian", "Billionaire Shouldn't Exist". Feel The Bern, streetwear edition.