In more Election 2008 poster-related news, David Friedman over at Ironic Sans has secured permisson from Lucasfilm to print and sell his Obama + Star Wars mashup poster at Zazzle.com.

My take on this race? While it’s true that Princess Leia’s kidnapping did generate sympathy for the Rebellion in the Imperial Senate, her relationship with a reckless, law-flaunting smuggler seriously damaged any political capital the rebels had acquired.

Also, Skywalker’s lineage hurts him: his father was a ruthless leader, and no amount of advertising claiming Skywalker’s “humble roots as a moisture farmer” can reverse that fact.

Prognoisis: a close one, but Skywalker won’t win enough swing systems to put him over the top.