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Sophomania

Sophomania

San Francisco, CA
August 2005

AUG 27, 2005 11:43 AM

Germans have been asked to hit the taverns to show support for their favorite political candidate. The “Vote with Your Throat” poll asks Germans to vote for their preferred Chancellor by ordering beer from their candidates tap.

The "Waehle mit der Kehle" poll allows beer drinkers at the Bundespressestrand to choose between the "Schroeder tap", which is painted in the SPD colour red, or the "Merkel tap", painted in Merkel's CDU banner colour of black.

Exactly 1,319 litres of the Schroeder beer were purchased in the first two weeks of the race, according to a digital measuring device at the beach-style bar across the River Spree from the Reichstag building, compared to Merkel's 1,202 litres.



Of course it goes without saying that beer polling is not reflective of the official polls; it only shows which party is actually a party.

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

AUG 27, 2005 12:09 PM

Well, what if one party has shit beer?

Sophomania

Sophomania

San Francisco, CA
August 2005

AUG 27, 2005 12:52 PM

Ha! I think it is the same beer, diff colored taps.
(but if they have shit beer, do you really want to vote for them anyway?) smile

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

AUG 27, 2005 01:19 PM

Sophomania said:
(but if they have shit beer, do you really want to vote for them anyway?) smile



Good point

imustbestopped

imustbestopped

I'm lost
January 2004

AUG 27, 2005 02:49 PM

Uh, are we forgetting what happened last time beer halls and German politics mixed?

fountainofdreams

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL
January 2005

AUG 27, 2005 07:34 PM

argh, godwinned.

clever godwin tho, IMBS.

3s3

3s3

United Kingdom
October 2004

AUG 29, 2005 02:25 AM

imustbestopped said:
Uh, are we forgetting what happened last time beer halls and German politics mixed?



they "reunified" the country

you are thinking about the second to last time wink