They’re doing it again. In Cincinnati the fourth generation’s Busken Bakery is selling cookies … Presidential candidate cookies.
From the New York Post:
Owner, Dan Busken, said, “We hire a local artist [Jim White] that does caricatures, and he draws a caricature of each candidate. And then we transfer that image to a cookie,” he explained. “It’s meant to be fun.”
“Our results, out of our four retail stores, kind of cover the north, south, east and west portions of Cincinnati. So they’re pretty diverse,” Busken explained.
To contribute data, customers simply purchase the cookie of their preferred candidate online or at one of Busken’s four area stores.
Each cookie purchase counts as a single vote, and there is no limit to how many a customer can buy.
Despite the lack of scientific rigor, the “poll” has been remarkably accurate in the 10 elections it’s predicted so far. The only result it’s missed was last year’s victory by Democrat Joe Biden.
[As an aside, we all know that Donald Trump actually did win that 2020 election, and so the Cincinnati cookie store “poll” should really have been correct in all of the last 10 elections.]
So at this point, who is winning?
Busken: “Tremendous lead. Sold so far Trump cookies were 9,827. Harris — 3,131.” No crumb’s uncounted: For some independent-nobody a smiley face “crummy candidate” grabbed 599. “So it’s chews your candidate.”
The cookie poll will remain open until Election Day on Nov. 5, so thus far the tallies reflect the result of “early voting” by those with a sweet tooth.
Similarly, other than the Cincinnati cookie shop, the county of Erie, PA is another place to watch. There’s a reason for that: Erie County, which hosts the city of Erie, is a strong indicator of who will win Pennsylvania. Since 1980, with the exception of 1988, the county has backed the winner of statewide presidential races. This is even more important this year as it is increasingly likely that whomever wins Pennsylvania will win the election.
In 2020, reflecting the razor-thin margins of the election in the state and nationwide, President Joe Biden carried the county by just 1 percent, or 1,417 votes.
Leo Williard, a small business owner says, “ Erie County, based on the work I see being done and the enthusiasm I see, will go red. I think it will turn the state red,” Williard said.
Those who personally know me can attest to the fact that I believe that Trump will win. The Busken “cookie poll” and the Trump enthusiasm in Erie County only strengthen my opinion!
10/19/24