The New Politics B y Hank Silverberg #157 We have all been finding things to do as we huddle at home during the pandemic. Streaming services have helped, but after a while all those made-for-streaming movies and TV shows seem to have the same plot. So I decided to do something I have always wanted to do and never seemed to find the time to do. My hobby is collecting political campaign buttons and other items like bumper stickers or signs from national, state and local races and causes. I started in high school and I have over 250 objects going back as far as Calvin Coolidge (1924). You can see four of my seven display cases in the picture on the left, including the case that is still waiting to be filled. I picked up many of these items while attending or covering events over the last 50 years, while others I purchased at f