7-Eleven in Midst of Coffee Presidential Straw Vote
For the last few weeks 7-Eleven has been giving coffee-drinking customers a taste of the November general election by offering them a choice between two coffee cups: blue for Obama or red for McCain. Caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee drinkers alike have been weighing in on the presidential election via the coffee cup they choose.
And the winner by a landslide (so far) is . . .
Obama. Some 60% of the franchise chain's coffee drinkers nationwide have chosen the blue Barack Obama cup versus 40% who preferred the red John McCain. In every state that has 7-Eleven convenience stores, the donkey outpaced the elephant, except for New Hampshire, the live free or die state. Two states, North Carolina and West Virginia, had Obama and McCain evenly matched at 50 percent each.
States with the most techies lean blue
Computerworld's tech-writer Patrick Thibodeau had fun analyzing sales of candidate coffee cups at 7-Eleven stores in states with higher numbers of high-tech workers. He finds that caffeine consuming geeks overwhelmingly prefer riding a donkey to an elephant. Michigan, with 176,100 tech workers, prefers Obama cups 62% to 38%. At 941,000, California has the mostest in tech employees. It comes out in favor of Obama at 64%.
A well-known IT writer, Robert Cringely, wonders in his blog today how accurate such predictions can be. He asks, "They drink their coffee at 7-Eleven, so what do they know?"
But according to 7-Eleven's site, its convenience-store coffee consumers actually know quite a bit when it comes to peering into the future.
The 7-Election site struts its credentials by observing, "In the 2000 7-Election, our George W. Bush coffee cup outsold Al Gore's cup by just 1 percentage point." And if that weren't proof enough, it goes on, "The 2004 7-Election results tracked identically with published national election results: 51% for George W. Bush and 49% for John Kerry."
There Are Anomolies Though
A few states are eyebrow raisers. Utahns are 59% blue? Rumor has it that Nixon is still popular there. And Ohioans vote more for Obama than any other state at 66%? Last we heard, that state was almost in a statistical dead heat.
Cringely wants us to know that he does not run with the techie pack or drink from the same cup as 7-Eleven customers. To let us know how impartial he is in writing on such political matters, he declares, "This year I'm not endorsing either nominee. Instead, I'm urging readers to vote for me as a write-in candidate. I'm younger than John McCain, wear less makeup than Sarah Palin, have more hair than Joe Biden, and I never pal around with terrorists unless they're buying."
"Hey, we've done worse," he concludes.
One thing recent history has shown. If Cringely wants to be President, he'll first have to get his own 7-Eleven coffee cup.
Normal people would ride the Democrat symbol rather
than the Repubican symbol.
When's the last tine you saw a good piece of elephant?--
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has over 45 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Re: Normal people would ...
Thankfully your election-long foolishness only represents one vote.
Why would anyone use the services of a lawyer/consultant who consistently supports a business 'hater' candidate?
Me thinks your poor attempts at humor expose inner hatred and turmoil.
Re: Re: Normal people would ...
Yep, we could all sleep easy with Palin leading the country, which could easily happen with McBush at the helm.
Normal People
You seem to be running against the wrong person. You might remember that in the real world the preisdent would be a man with decades of experience and service to his country, including puttting his own life on the line. I'm not sure how running a political campaign qualifies anyone for the highest office on the land, but I'm sure you have rationalized this in your mind. We can welcome back the welfare state and the Jimmy carter years along with the "change" you are looking for, because thay are all part of his plan for our country.
Good luck with that!
Executive Experience Dismissed
"You might remember that in the real world the preisdent would be a man with decades of experience and service to his country."
Not this time around. The primaries were so surprising in that voters so easily dismissed the round of governor contenders, with their wealth of executive experience, in favor of senators.
It isn't quite as bad as ex-representative and prairie lawyer Lincoln against seasoned senator Douglas. But it is approaching that sort of difference. This time it looks like the South is coming along.
This is an unusual election. Executive experience means little.
Loose lips are sinking the ship
What the Democrats have been taking for given for the last month – that there will be a Democrat landslide victory – seems to be obscured by the tightening of the race right before our very eyes. What could be causing that? Why, it is the undecided voters making their decisions this week! There is no other explanation but that the undecideds are moving in the Republican direction. And it is certainly not the race issue that is causing it. Race as an issue in this election has become less and less a factor every month. Had it been otherwise, the Obama optimism would not be as high as his supporters seem to be overly celebrating – with the customary big mouth boasting we have come to expect.
It is coming from the same morons who shot the Democrat convention to pieces with stupid rules being adopted and pretense enforced until drop dead date – saying that delegates from Michigan and Florida would be disenfranchised because of the dates of their primaries. You can’t get much dumber than that.
Now, this same incompetent “leadership” is again running its mouth in boastings that are alienating the hitherto undecided voters. Barney Frank is announcing his “power agenda” that he intends to push once they have a filibuster proof majority. That agenda would alienate me if I were an undecided voter. Chuck Schumer is predicting a landslide and 60 seats in the Senate. I’m glad I’m not using his pharmaceuticals. There go some more undecided voters over to the McCain side. Jesse Jackson last week bragged that once the Democrat ticket wins, Israel will no longer get everything rubber stamped by the United States. That is not only alienating Jewish undecided voters, but turning previously Democrat Jewish voters to mind changes and support McCain. Nancy Pelosi has her own boastings about there being one party control of the federal government. I can hear the undecided minds making their “oh no you’re not” decisions as I write this.
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has over 45 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Re: Loose lips are sinking the ship
NoOt sure where you are getting your information from, however all the media and polling available has put the Dems further in the lead each day. When the Repub's own people are bailing and badmouthing each other you know the game is over!!!! Early voting is 8 - 1 for the Dems!
Re: Re: Loose lips are sinking the ship
"Not sure where you are getting your information from......."
It's coming from the McCain campaign and their own pollsters.....oh, and "Fox Noise." Can anyone in their right mind take the chance of Palin replacing McCain in the oval office? That's scary beyond description.
Loose Lips
"It's coming from the McCain campaign and their own pollsters.....oh, and "Fox Noise." Can anyone in their right mind take the chance of Palin replacing McCain in the oval office? That's scary beyond description."
Let's recap: Barak has never run a single business or governental entity outside of a political campaign in his life, yet we will give him the most powerful political position in the world. His opponent has served the Unioted States for decades and his risked his very life in the protection of our country.
I do agree that Barak is probably our next president. I only fear the cost we and our children will all have to pay for that outcome. These are very dangerous times. Somehow I don't think our enemies will be impressed by his pedigree of having led the Harvard law review.
Red for Fiscal and Financial Losses, Senseless Blood
It's amazing how an incumbent president can destroy American's appetite for coffee in red Republican cups. It will be a long time before red cups become fashionable again.
I suspect the next popular red coffee cup during a future election will be tinted a bit more purple.
scarier yet
The scariest thing is the idea that Barack Obama, who has accomplished nothing of merit in his life other than wielding the race card like a swordsman wields a rapier, assumes the office of the Presidency.
Re: scarier yet
"has accomplished nothing of merit in his life other than wielding the race card.."
Uh, president of the Harvard Law review, election to the State Senate, election to the U.S. Senate, the last 2 feats being accomplished against black opponents. Gimme a break.
Scarier yet
"Uh, president of the Harvard Law review, election to the State Senate, election to the U.S. Senate, the last 2 feats being accomplished against black opponents. Gimme a break."
I find it interesting that running for political office is now considered a qaulification for holding the most powerful poitical office in the world. Attending law school, giving away millions of dollars as a community organizer, and running for ploitical office non-stop now seem trump the decades of service and experience of a man. That man has spent his life serving and risking his life for this country. We are willing to hand over the safety, security and economy of our country to a man that has never run anything but a campaign? My how thimes have changed!
As stated, his life revolves around the race card
As I said all Obama has done is played the race card. He has done nothing of merit but cling to the momentum of the civil rights movement. He gave away others people's money, he held office based on race, shouted from the highest mountains that this is a racist society and he is here to exact revenge on the majority for the minority, his hatred and vitriol fills his speeches.
You spew the talking points of Obama's spin machine. Running his campaign - yeah right. Face it, Obama has no relevant expereince, his entire life has been divorced from the experiences of those he claims to represent. He is at very best an empty suit, the reality is he is a starry eyed dreamer who will endanger this nation with his naivete and ego.
Obama gooderest
Yez, vote for Obama. Where I from be before I gitz to here, man is born lead person, not bazied on what he do but who he be. Obama like this, he great man though non he do just because he born that way so all shuld follo. Why he have to show - kings do not have to show, theey born to be ruler persun. Same be with Obama. Why caz nut all you see? My biznuz make dollars when Obama sez run, now with Palin bad things to no money. Vote Obama, he not have to do, he born rule.
Regis
Scarier yet again
"I find it interesting that running for political office is now considered a qaulification for holding the most powerful poitical office in the world."
Back to my original point; what are Palin's qualifications for holding the most powerful political office in the nation? You have to admit that there is a very possible chance that she could take over in the next 4 or 8 years if the GOP wins. What then? You'd rather have her run the country? I can't imagine it.
Scarier
Let's take a look.
Palin has been governor of the largest state in the union with an annual budget in excess of $10 billion per year, mayor of small town and successful owner of several businesses. Her state is the largest producer and seller of energy in the country, and ran a busdget surplus under her guidance. By the way - the President in this administration would be a man with decades of experience and service to his country.
Barak Obama- would be in charge on day one, has never run anything but a political campaign in his entire life. Never owned a business, made a payroll or been repsonsible for a budget.
You decide which is the riskier choice.
Re: Scarier
I would much rather have a man who can actually think and surrounds himself with the right people to lead for the betterment of the majority. This is what a CEO should do/be.
As far as Palin lets check out the population that actually elected her. How many? ....less then in my city!!!
How many men? ...the majority! Thats why she is busy winking all the time.
She left her town as mayor in major debt!
She beat an incumbent because they were caught with their fingers in the cookie jar. How hard is that!!
As to McCain who finished at the bottom of his class at the Academy. That shows how much thinking he can do. He grew up in a military family so he didn't have much choice as to his career by his own admission. Lets see...he was a womanizer before he was married to his first wife...then after his POW years came back to run around again for years on his wife. Then lucky him, he meets a pretty RICH woman who didnt care that he was already married. He dumped his first wife and family and married Cindy and never had to worry about where his money was coming from. Being a POW does NOT make you presidential material. Wake up people!!! This man can't even be trusted by his own children to keep his family together. Lets not let this man create more wars where our children, husbands and wives are killed. That is all he knows!!! So much for executive experience!!!!
a boy yes, a man no
Your first mistake was in thinking Obama is a man, a boy maybe but a man no way. He falls short in every measure. He has never stood on his own, he has never built a thing, he has not accomplished anything on his own. He has stood on the shoulders on the giants of the civil rights movement and then used the movement to further his own ambitions while selling out the promise of the movement by by practicing the politics of divisiveness.
politics
PLease take your political OPINIONS to a more appropriate website.Both sides! I am sooooooo tired of opinions being quoted as facts. Sound like franchisor speak to me!
Re: a boy yes, a man no
You make some interesting points....too bad they have no basis other then maybe your own ignorance
Re: Re: Scarier
Guest writes:
'I would much rather have a man who can actually think and surrounds himself with the right people to lead for the betterment of the majority.'
Look at Obama's mentor in the IL State Senate, Emil Jones. This guy leads the state senate in one of the most dysfunctional state governments in the country. The entire government is run by democrats and they fight amongst themselves. Good ole Emil, didn't want to bring the senate back into session to cure budget issues, because if he did then they would have to vote on whether the senate would get pay raises (which the house voted unanimously to turn down). Emil also aligned himself with the current governor who has a wonderful 13% approval rating in the state. The sad thing is (good for the state), is that he's retiring from the state senate this year, and people think he is positioning himself for some role in Obama's administration.
Re: Re: Re: Scarier
And how is McCain who has aligned himself by his own admission over 90% of the time with the most unpopular President in recent history any different. Except he admits the alliance and the guest supposes "mentoring" relationships.
RE4: Scarier
I never mentioned McCain, I was pointing out the fact that Obama may not surround himself with people that agree with the majority (like the guest poster stated).
I'm not in favor of either of these candidates. I don't think either of them will be successful for their own reasons.
Obama bester than McCane
I rigt this other before time but no body do say things abot my words. May youse be ignor, but wurds imprtent to all for true.
I fel I muz tell youse al this thing be here. I now talk to my counting person. Counting person say bokz not so good this year. I think becasue Sarah Palin. Since Sarach Palin, my bizness no so good any mohr this time. So I vote Obama. When Obama say run last year my bizness still good then. Now Sarah Palin so buziness no good for me - all be her faulzt. So everyone should vote Obama. Obama give all free hellth insure. That very smartz. No cost to me, but werker is in hellth so werker much bester more things.
Regis
Mormons don't use caffeine
That is the explanation for the skewed results in Utah. So the coffee drinkers there would not be a good representative sample of Utah voters.