There seems to be nothing particularly political about this amber Storybook child's mug. That is, until you look at the base.

Originally a Heisey mould, it was used by Imperial to produce this special edition for  E. Ward Russell for the Nixon - Agnew Presidential campaign. Hence the "EWR" mark on the base. It is also marked "IG".

Similarly with this Imperial 474 tumbler in ultra blue, the base tells a story. It is marked "A New Spirit '77" with a moulded image of a peanut. It was made by Imperial (marked "IG") in 1977 as part of a limited edition of 250 water sets for Joan Westerfield of Kansas City.

The inscription and peanut are a reference to President Jimmy Carter. Source: Dorothy Taylor "Encore" Book 1.

Made by Wheatoncraft Glass Co. New Jersey in the 1970s, here are two (in a series) of aqua blue paperweights with an American political-historical theme.

On the left, the infamous Boston Tea Party and on the right, Paul Revere. The mould work is extremely well crafted, with super iridescence.

This is a small ashtray / pin tray / salt  in red Carnival, with a hobnail exterior. It was made by Joe St. Clair in about 1971.

The image is President John F Kennedy - his intials, JFK, are inscribed on his shirt collar.

Source: Dorothy Taylor "Encore" Book 2.

This small cobalt blue flask fascinated us due to the  piece of rolled-up paper inside - see it here. It explained the flask is one of a series made for Collector's Weekly of Kermit, Texas by the Big Pine Key Glass Works, Florida - see base below.

They apologise that "the color was not as intended ... due to low grade, high sulphur fuel oil they had been forced to use because of the oil shortage". It was "carnivalized ... at greater expense". It commemorates President Harry S Truman. The inscription is: "The Buck Stops Here" (a phrase popularised by Truman) "HST 1884 - 1972", with an image of the man himself. 

Collector plates were (and remain) very popular items, and contemporary Carnival Glass makers were not going to miss out on this important market. Here are two excellent examples:

Left - Abraham Lincoln plate by Smith Glass, purple.

Right - George Washington plate, by Westmoreland, purple.

Thanks to Carol Sumpter for the photos.

Wheatoncraft were probably the major maker of collectable bottles, such as this one that shows President Grover Cleveland 1837-1908. He has the distinction of being both the  22nd and the 24th President  of the United States (from 1885-1889 and again from 1893-1897). It is just over 3" high.

Interestingly, Wheatoncraft added a "©W72" mark on the bottle to protect their copyright.

Thanks to Carol Sumpter for this picture.

Another plate, this time from St Clair, in a light yellow-amber colour. It is 5.5" across and id marked "JOE ST CLAIR" on the back.

It commemorates the Reagan - Bush Republican campaign of 1980, abd is incribed with the initials "GOP" (standing for "Grand Old Party" which the Republican party is known as), with their party's symbol, an elephant.