PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Betsy D. Gelb AU - Alina B. Sorescu TI - Republican Brands, Democrat Brands… AID - 10.2501/JAR-40-1-95-102 DP - 2000 Jan 01 TA - Journal of Advertising Research PG - 95--102 VI - 40 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/40/1/95.short 4100 - http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/40/1/95.full SO - J Advert Res2000 Jan 01; 40 AB - Might an advertised brand intentionally or unintentionally evoke association with one or the other of the major United States political parties? If so, what would prompt such an association? Those are the questions explored here. To test the idea that certain characteristics of brands may be disproportionately associated with one political party or the other, exploratory research was conducted in a large southwestern city.