Do You Eat Like A Democrat Or A Republican?
Even food can be divided along party lines! At least so say the pollsters quoted in today's New York Times story about it. Actually, they divide it even further: by candidate. We'll start with cereal. Can you match the cereal to the candidate? (No peeking at the article! Answers are after the jump.)
1. Bear Naked Granola
2. Kashi Go Lean
3. Fiber One
The first thing that comes to mind is the high fiber content of each of these cereals. Go America! Most of you are starting the day right.
As far as beverages are concerned, Republicans like Dr. Pepper, bourbon, scotch and red wine. Democrats like Pepsi, Sprite, gin, vodka and white wine. (Pepsi? Seriously? All the Democrats we know, most of whom are under 30, are Diet Coke drinkers.)
So political strategists actually use your food habits to target you with propaganda for their particular candidates. Which strikes us as amusing, really, because we imagine that food is not exactly the best indicator of the way someone will vote. Especially given the increasing popularity of natural/organic/hormone-free/local foods, which are apparently favorites of Obama supporters. As the article mentions, there are often a number of different reasons for eating natural foods: environmental (traditionally left-wing), health (bipartisan) or quality (also bipartisan — Republicans like local heirloom tomatoes too).
Still, we must admit, this kind of stuff is fun.
What's for Dinner? The Pollster Wants to Know [New York Times]
Photo, of some political cheese at Zabar's in Manhattan: msnyc111 [Flickr]
Answers: 1. Obama; 2. Clinton; 3. McCain
