Results of Halloween Evening Lunchtime Poll #3

Last night, the Great Plotnik conducted the first Halloween Evening Lunchtime Poll. The question asked was: "Who are you?" The only qualification was each respondent had to have said "Trick or Treat!" first.

Polling was conducted on the front stairs of The Great Plotnik World Headquarters and Pumpkin Center. Pollsters were The Great Plotnik, wearing a fish hat, The Great Ducknik, with a mask and wig, and Brother James Street, disguised as King Tutenkhamen. The Great Plotnik was assisted at times by the late Elvis Presley.





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The polling proceded as follows:

Respondent: "Twick o Tweat!"
TGP: "And who are you supposed to be, little boy (girl)?"
Respondent: "I'm Sawah Pay-win!"
TGP: "Got it! One for Sarah Palin."

Here are the results of the first Halloween Evening Lunchtime Poll:

Sarah Palin: 2 (*)
Richard Nixon: 1
Arnold Schwartzenegger: 1
Elvis Presley: 1
Barack Obama: 1 (*)
John McCain: 0
Ralph Nader: 0
Skeletons: 27
Fairy Princesses: 9
Frank Gore: 1
Buzz Lightyear: 2
Unrecognized Ghouls or Cartoon Characters: 100 +

(Explanation for asterisks:
1) One teenage girl actually was dressed as Sarah Palin, and when asked "who are you?" answered "I'm Sarah Palin, you betcha!" But the other Sarah Palin was a mother leading her 2 year old son down the street. Mom was dressed exactly the way Sarah Palin dresses, with the hair up, the jacket, the skirt, the red top. TGP saw her and said: "Ha ha! Sarah Palin!" and the woman scowled angrily at him. It turned out this was the woman's actual outfit, not a costume. Plotnik had forgotten there are people who really do dress like that, but he felt pretty stupid anyway. We are counting the vote.

2) The one Barack Obama was actually his face carved into a pumpkin. We are counting that too.)

So, the political voting-by-costume results are: Palin 2, Nixon 1, Schwartzenegger 1 and Obama 1. This ties Sarah Palin with Fiorello LaGuardia, Emiliano Zapata and Barack Obama with 2 votes each, as the last weekend begins before Tuesday's election. The results of today's poll will be posted tomorrow.

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After the polling was completed, Poll workers Plotnik, Ducknik and Tutenkhamen repaired to the Great Meatball Kitchen for the annual Great Halloween Pasta Dinner. Wish you were here.

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.

Results of Taco Truck Poll #1

The Great Plotnik's friends and family have been working hard for Barack Obama, traveling to other states, working on phone trees and the like. Plotnik feels shamed.

So he went out yesterday afternoon and conducted his own poll at a new taco truck, El Gallo Giro on 24th and Shotwell. Participating in the poll, which was conducted in Spanish, were the lady in the truck serving the tacos, and a gentleman ordering his.

Before giving the results of this poll, two considerations should be mentioned.

1) The gentleman ordered 11 tacos! Eleven! And he said they were not all for him, but he did not order them to go.

2) The taco truck has an OBAMA/BIDEN '08 sign in the window.

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The Question was: "Are you voting for Obama, McCain or Nader?"

Results: Of those polled, Obama received 3 votes, McCain 0, Nader 0.

However, when the question was phrased: "If you could, would you rather vote for Emiliano Zapata, Pancho Villa, Barack Obama, John McCain or Ralph Nader?" the tally changed to Zapata 2, Obama 1 (me), Villa 0, McCain 0, Nader 0.

Zapata therefore displayed surprising strength vis a vis his long time rival Villa.

More importantly, the gentleman with all the tacos said he travels all over California and that every Latino person he knows is voting for Obama, except for the Central American evangelicals, who are voting for McCain. And Latinos are all voting.

Then he said something very interesting: he said neither candidate has said one word about any subject that this gentleman cares about, especially about Latin America, but he lives here now and he is going to vote for the person who will be the best for this country, not any other country. And that person is Obama.

The Great Plotnik really liked hearing that.

We shall poll again all week, at different taco trucks in San Francisco. This poll is funded by TACO (Taco Action COmmittee), which is, basically, me. The Great Plotnik approves this message, and also the carne asada.



It should probably also be mentioned that this car was parked next to the taco truck, and always is. This suggests that aliens work nearby, and that they are not being polled. Further research is necessary.