Roseville Cookie Poll Gives Romney The Edge
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — It's not at all scientific, but it is delicious: A Minnesota bakery is offering Obama and Romney cookies to test its customers' preference in the presidential race.
Roseville Bakery owner Amy Johnson says she's done her cookie poll in the past two elections, and it correctly predicted the winner both times.
It boosts cookie sales, too. Customer Muriel Sharpe read about the cookie poll online and when she heard Obama was behind, she drove in Tuesday morning and snatched up two dozen Obama cookies.
She passed some out to other customers. Then she bought eight more.
Despite her efforts, Romney still held an 830-to-731 lead over Obama.
Johnson says the political cookies have sparked some heated discussion between customers and gotten her young staff more engaged in what's going on.
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