Magazine 2008- McCain vs. Obama: The Face-off

I'd like your help.

Sometimes you can tell who the winner of elections will be by the number of faces that they get on the cover of magazines. Sort of a media (biased-sort of) poll.

Have you seen McCain or Obama on a recent cover of a magazine? If so, let us know who was on the cover and what magazine and what month (or week if a weekly). You can link a photo of the cover if you have that available too.

Thanks.

 

 

 

This research design is flawed in so many ways. :D

never said it was scientific! The articles might not even be pro-candidate as in the following.

Rollingstone (October 2008) Cartoon image of McCain flying fighter plane.

 

I saw the Rolling Stone with MCCain.

I've seen Obama on the usual new/political magazines, but I've also seen him popping up on magazines like Vibe and Men's Health.

I've seen Palin on more magazines than McCain, FWIW.

And I've seen a Mad Magazine cover that was a parody of the Shepard Fairey Obama poster. :)

What about the Obama one with him in a turban and his wife with a machine gun? It was on a magazine a while ago...

Original Post by petruzzi2:

What about the Obama one with him in a turban and his wife with a machine gun? It was on a magazine a while ago...

The New Yorker.

Here's a nice collection, although not complete, of Obama covers - I particularly like the one from Tiger Beat and "A New Hope" from Rolling Stone.  Radar is just disturbing.

Here's a similar collection, also not complete, of McCain covers.  He looks best on the Time cover.

hehehe

Barack "I sing in the shower" Obama

Oh, and if you really want to see a face off...    Obama can jam, but the old guy's got some moves...

Rollingstone (October 2008) Cartoon image of McCain flying fighter plane.

 

Yes, but did you read the ARTICLE on McCain from Rollingstone? Might not exactly gain him votes! Definitely a bit biased, but my mind was made up LONG ago:)

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/m ake_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/pag e/1

Time Magazine Obama Covers (11 covers, solo in bold):
October 27, 2008 (with Lincoln, FDR & McCain)
October 20, 2008
October 6, 2008 (with McCain)
September 1 2008
August 11, 2008 (with McCain)
May 5, 2008 (with Hillary)
April 21, 2008
February 18, 2008 (with Hillary)
December 10, 2007
May 14, 2007 (a collage of the 50 most influential people of which he is one)
October 23, 2006      

Time Magazine McCain Covers (5 covers, solo in bold):
October 27, 2008 (with Lincoln, FDR, & Obama)
October 6, 2008 (with Obama)
September 8, 2008
August 11, 2008 (with Obama)
February 4, 2008
4 other covers dated 2000 or proir

Newsweek Obama Covers (8 covers, solo in bold):
October 27, 2008 (a shot of him from behind)
October 6, 2008 (with McCain)
September 1, 2008 (with Biden)
July 21, 2008
June 2, 2008
May 19, 2008
March 31, 2008
January 14, 2008

Newsweek McCain Covers (4 covers, solo in bold):
October 6, 2008 (with Obama)
September 8, 2008 (with Palin)
February 18, 2008 (with 6 well-known conservatives)
February 11, 2008

The Atlantic Obama Covers (2 covers, solo in bold)
September 2008 (with McCain)
December 2007

The Atlantic McCain Covers (2 covers, solo in bold)
October 2008
September 2008 (with Obama)

The Economist Obama Covers (5 covers, solo in bold)
August 23, 2008
June 17, 2008 (with McCain)
May 10, 2008
February 16, 2008
January 12, 2008 (with 6 other candidates)

The Economist McCain Covers (2 covers, solo in bold)
August 30, 2008
June 17, 2008 (with Obama)

U.S. News & World Report doesn't have a useful tool for searching back issues. But I know I've seen both candidates on their covers recently.

You can do image searches on Google, like this one, the first result of which amuses.

I'm sure you'll see many more appearance of Obama on magazines like Essence and Ebony than you will McCain.  Likewise, McCain has been on more covers of ... American Conservative?  (they don't like him over there, so the covers haven't been flattering)

I like this one quite a bit.

Obama got Fast Company, Mens' Vogue, GQ, Vibe and Rolling Stone.

McCain got the New York Times Magazine, and um... ???

They both got People & Fortune

blah.  i am way tired of obama, mccain and magazines now.

We only get Rolling Stone

Obama - March 20, 2008 Issue 1048
Obama - July 10 - 24, 2008 Issue 1056-1057 (double issue, just Obama nothing else on cover )
Obama - October 30, 2008 Issue 1064 (the first "small edition" of the Mag.  I don't like it)

McCain - October 16, 2008 Issue 1063