Florio's Cereal Box, 1989

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Title

Florio's Cereal Box, 1989

Description

The race for Democratic Party nomination of New Jersey governor election heated up in 1989 when Assemblyman Alan J. Karcher devised a creative marketing plan. He custom-made and mailed fake cereal boxes called “Florio's, the Breakfast of Special Interest” to 300,000 households. Karcher lost the Democratic Party nomination to James J. Florio, who went on to win the election and served as governor from 1990 to 1994.

Publisher

Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives - GB Collection

Date

1989

Contributor

Tara Maharjan

Coverage

Political Advertisement for a fake cereal "Florio's, The Breakfast of Special Interests" from the New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial race, 1989.