23 Photos That Show How People Supported Their Party At Political Conventions

In the Before times, when conventions used to be in person, people used to go all out on hats and balloons....

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Kate Bubacz
by Kate Bubacz

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A group of women with ribbons reading dewey sit around a photo of presidential candidate Thomas Dewey
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Women posing with poster of Thomas E. Dewey at the Republican National Convention, 1944.

A donkey with a sign that says smile next to a group of kids, most of whom are not smiling
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"Democratic National Convention. July 13, 1948.

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Two girls on an elephant at the Republican National Convention.

Middle aged women in pantsuits with signs that say I Like Dick
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Supporters carrying placards for Richard Nixon during the Republican National Convention, San Francisco, 1956.

Women wearing ribbons that say Kennedy and buttons that have the face of JFK
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Supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, form a conga line at the airport while awaiting their candidate's arrival for the Democratic National Convention, July 1960.

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Women wearing dresses in support of Ike Eisenhower wearing IKE dresses and holding IKE umbrellas next to a team of Clydesdale horses during the Republican National Convention, San Francisco

A group of white people in white shirts with signs that say We Love You Ron
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Exuberant supporters wave signs as President Ronald Reagan addrresses the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Aug. 16, 1988.

A giant donkey wearing a hat and a lot of people with signs celebrating
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Delegates from Illinois show their support for Pres. Lyndon Johnson at the Democratic National Convention, 1964.

Two women in bell bottoms and bikini tops
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Two women in support of George McGovern at the Democratic National Convention in 1972.

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Stephanie Hold, a volunteer for the Democrats, sidesteps posters for Al Gore in preparation for the Democratic National Convention, August 2000.

An older woman wearing a hat that has Eeyore on top
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A convention delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 2004. A man with a hat featuring donkey ears at the Democratic National Convention in 1996.

Buttons that say America First and Trump
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A delegate wears campaign buttons at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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A woman celebrates at the end of the Republican National Convention, September 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

An older man wtih a hat that has an elephant on top that says bush gives the thumbs up
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Frank DeLello at the opening session of the Republican National Convention, 1988.

High heeled lace up red white and blue heels
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An attendee stands amongst balloons at the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.

A woman with obama buttons and a small donkey on her hat
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A supporter displays a party hat at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 5, 2012.

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Leslie Jones wears a hat with tea bags attached during the Republican National Convention on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. A delegate from Florida at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008.

A man on a phone amidst a sea of balloons
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View of delegates from California covered with balloons on the floor of the Republican National Convention Miami Beach, Florida, August 8, 1968.

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Tipper Gore and Hillary Rodham Clinton hug excitedly on stage during the Democratic National Convention, 1992.

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A supporter smiles as U.S. presidential nominee Senator John Kerry gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention July 29, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts.

A woman in red white and blue
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Delegates cheer during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, 2004.