McCain Presidential 2008 playing cards

John McCain was the losing Republican candidate in the 2008 US Presidential election. This pack was produced by Parody Productions, Cincinnati and like other packs from this publisher it displays the heads of political figures and the media (taken from photographs) which sit atop cartoon bodies, with details of their name and position beneath. The aces all show McCain’s head with the with “McCain for President” above, while the kings show him with different political slogans beneath. The 2 jokers show ??? both wearing jester’s hats.

Above: McCain Presidential 2008 playing cards produced by Parody Productions, Cincinnati, 2007.

McCain Palin presidential playing cards, 2008

McCain’s running mate for Vice-president was Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska. In 2008 a revised pack was produced entitled McCain / Palin Presidential playing cards. The characters are largely the same, though many appear on different cards. McCain appears on the Kings, and Palin on the Queens (with different political slogans beneath). The aces all show McCain’s head with the words “McCain for President” above. The reverse of this pack shows Palin and McCain. There are 2 jokers (one of which is Barack Obama) both wearing jester’s hat. See the boxes►

The deck also contains two extra advertising cards►

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