Yesterday's Poll...Fiorello LaGuardia Has Tied Emiliano Zapata

Yesterday's lunchtime poll was conducted at Dante DeBenedetto's Sotto Mare on Green Street in North Beach. The question was amended slightly from the previous day's query, due to the existing preponderance of an Italian demographic in the polling situation.

The question asked was: "In the upcoming election, would you prefer Fiorello LaGuardia, Marco Polo, Barack Obama, John McCain or Ralph Nader?"

Of those polled, these are the results: LaGuardia 2, Marco Polo 0 (despite obvious international travel experience), Obama 1, McCain 0, Nader 0, Undecided: 1

Yes, friends, there was one undecided voter, or at least he or she refused to divulge his or her preference in the poll. He or she may or may not have ordered the sand dabs.

There was a pike or a pickerel or a very skinny swordfish on the wall.




One of those polled agreed to have her photo taken and to smile:



Then, to complete the day's polling, Plotnik's old best buddy Brother Street arrived in town for a few days. He and Plot spent 15 years or so driving back and forth to Endless Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Corporate Shindigs and Anniversary Celebrations, so they had a lot of time to talk. Brother Street was smart enough to vote in advance, so Plottie couldn't talk him out of anything. Bro' Street supports John McCain, primarily because of the military angle. The numbers in this poll seem to support the belief that many people with a military background will rally to John McCain. McCain now has the same amount of support as Undecided.



So, to sum up the day's polling:

Fiorello LaGuardia receives the lion's share of the voting, with 2 votes to 1 for Obama, 1 for McCain and 1 Undecided, or at least keeping his or her opinion to him or herself. Thus far, yesterday's and the day before yesterday's raw polling data seem to support a LaGuardia/Zapata ticket.

This afternoon's lunchtime poll will be analyzed tomorrow.