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baldguy

(36,649 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 06:23 AM Sep 2012

How's this for an election indicator?

Every one of the 25 states with the highest density of breweries voted for Obama in 2008:



All politics is locally brewed

FORGET SOCCER MOMS and NASCAR dads. In November, the presidency could go to the candidate who attracts the most craft-beer drinkers.

Don't laugh, because it appears President Obama's re-election campaign has already taken note of an astounding phenomenon in 2008 election results - with the hope of a suds-soaked repeat in 2012.

It's a stunning and previously unnoticed voting trend that almost certainly explains the presence last week of a craft brewer among the Democratic National Convention speakers, as well as the recent release of the Obama White House home-brew recipes.

Take a look at the adjoining chart. It ranks the states by brewery density - the number of breweries per square miles.

more:
http://www.joesixpack.net/columnArchives/2012/091312.htm
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How's this for an election indicator? (Original Post) baldguy Sep 2012 OP
why he has a brewery in the white house? MFM008 Sep 2012 #1
Kick for the evening crowd baldguy Sep 2012 #2
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