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Donald Trump Is Now Selling Branded Red Plastic Party Cups to Frat Bros

Also of note: Jeb Bush is selling a $75 “Guaca Bowle” on his campaign site, while Bernie Sanders is opting for the decidedly spicier "Feel the Bern" hot sauce.
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Condo peddler and Shetland pony-lookalike Donald Trump certainly knows who his audience is. In a savvy attempt to bring in the frat bro vote, he has enhanced the offerings on his presidential campaign online store by that singular symbol of the bro-ocracy: the iconic red Solo cup.

That's right. For just $20, you can receive three 16-ounce party cups emblazoned with The Donald's message for our nation: "Make America Great Again."

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Sure to make a statement at sexually repressed beer pong tournaments nationwide, the cups are not likely to be filled with Mexican tequila. And Trump was sure to make it clear on his website that the cups were made in the USA. (You might also like to invest in a six-pack of beer koozies, upon which you can rest your Trump-emblazoned red cups.)

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Lest you think Trump is the only candidate going down the food- and serving-wares road to get to his constituents' hearts, note that Jeb is selling a "Guaca Bowle" on his campaign site. That would be a $75 bowl in which one can make guacamole—although Jeb is not sharing his recipe. Jeb, obvs, has not given up on the Mexican-loving Americans who might enjoy a little chile in their lives.

Similarly, Bernie Sanders—that hot and spicy native-Brooklynite—is toting "Feel the Bern" hot sauce. Way too exotic—and, dare we say, socialist—for the Trump crowd, don't you think?

Trump, instead, is courting the all-American college crowd. No sophisticated spice-eaters in his voting pool. I mean, who the hell needs the votes of the roughly 54 million Latinos living in this country when you've got Dirty Nate and the rest of the crew from Sigma Alpha Epsilon reaching for your disposable beverage containers?

Indeed, you can learn a lot about the candidates from what they are selling on their campaign websites, particularly when it comes to food-related items.

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Hilary, for example, is selling a pretty tame looking "tumbler," the picture of which shows it to be filled with an innocuous-looking—although perhaps New York-inflected—substance that looks a lot like iced coffee.

Ted Cruz goes more conservative and sticks with the all-American, straightforward coffee mug. In fact, he has an entire section of his website dedicated to "Drinkware," in which most of the offerings are coffee-related.

Trump, however, must be onto something. As a recent CNN/ORC poll reveals, he is now the leader in the race for the GOP nomination, with 24 percent of registered Republicans favoring him for president. Jeb Bush, his nearest competitor, is a full 11 points behind him with only 13 percent of the vote.

Is this the first American presidency election in which the bro vote tips the election?

Trump—with his red cups—seems to think so. After all, everyone knows that acting like you are the walking, talking incarnation of the Home Shopping Network is a vital quality for any leadership role.