We have a new President. I suppose they'll go on with these convention thingees anyway, because the deposit on the arenas are non-refundable. But we know who's going to win. Minor league teams in six cities handed out bobbleheads of the two Presidential candidates during special promotions last week, with each fan choosing either a Barack Obama or John McCain model, each of which represented a Presidential vote. (In 2004, the same promotion predicted a narrow GW Bush victory). And when the dust had cleared on Monday, one candidate emerged with a clean sweep of all venues. So please nod your head comically and whistle Hail to the Chief for ...
Barack Obama.
If presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama wins the election in November, he will look back at the Goldklang Group?s ?Bobblection 2008? as his springboard to the White House. Obama finished a clean sweep taking the Fort Myers vote on Monday night, to complete a six-city blanking of John McCain. Obama garnered 54.4% of the vote (500 bobbleheads), while McCain notched 45.6% of the vote (419 bobbleheads). The six cities represent the homes of Goldklang Group teams.
The junior United States Senator from Illinois started strong at Hammond Stadium and never looked back. The first 10 voters marked their ballot for Obama. McCain tried to rally late, but came up short for the sixth straight day. Four years ago, George Bush defeated John Kerry 53% to 47% in Fort Myers. The tally was nearly identical to the final national percentages.
Upon entering Hammond Stadium, fans were directed to actual Lee County Election voting machines to cast their vote. After voting electronically, the fan then picked up their bobblehead of choice. Obama was declared the winner when all 500 of his bobbleheads were gone.
The breakdown:
? Hudson Valley, NY (Renegades): 750 (51.3%) 713 (48.7%)
? Brockton, MA (Rox): 500 (52.3%) 456 (47.7%)
? Charleston, SC (RiverDogs): 500 (58.1%) 360 (41.9%)
? St. Paul, MN (Saints): 1250 (58%) 906 (42%)
? Sioux Falls, SD (Canaries): 500 (55.2%) 405 (44.8%)
? Fort Myers, FL (Miracles): 500 (54.4%) 419 (45.6%)
? TOTALS: 4,000 ( 55.1%) 3,259 ( 44.9%)
As was inevitable, a Ron Paul bobblehead was found among the Sioux Falls results, and was asked to leave.
Barack Obama.
If presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama wins the election in November, he will look back at the Goldklang Group?s ?Bobblection 2008? as his springboard to the White House. Obama finished a clean sweep taking the Fort Myers vote on Monday night, to complete a six-city blanking of John McCain. Obama garnered 54.4% of the vote (500 bobbleheads), while McCain notched 45.6% of the vote (419 bobbleheads). The six cities represent the homes of Goldklang Group teams.
The junior United States Senator from Illinois started strong at Hammond Stadium and never looked back. The first 10 voters marked their ballot for Obama. McCain tried to rally late, but came up short for the sixth straight day. Four years ago, George Bush defeated John Kerry 53% to 47% in Fort Myers. The tally was nearly identical to the final national percentages.
Upon entering Hammond Stadium, fans were directed to actual Lee County Election voting machines to cast their vote. After voting electronically, the fan then picked up their bobblehead of choice. Obama was declared the winner when all 500 of his bobbleheads were gone.
The breakdown:
? Hudson Valley, NY (Renegades): 750 (51.3%) 713 (48.7%)
? Brockton, MA (Rox): 500 (52.3%) 456 (47.7%)
? Charleston, SC (RiverDogs): 500 (58.1%) 360 (41.9%)
? St. Paul, MN (Saints): 1250 (58%) 906 (42%)
? Sioux Falls, SD (Canaries): 500 (55.2%) 405 (44.8%)
? Fort Myers, FL (Miracles): 500 (54.4%) 419 (45.6%)
? TOTALS: 4,000 ( 55.1%) 3,259 ( 44.9%)
As was inevitable, a Ron Paul bobblehead was found among the Sioux Falls results, and was asked to leave.
