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It’s here. Can you hear it? The sound of tens of thousands of Floridians shuffling on down to their local polling station to cast their vote in the GOP primary. Oh what a marvelous feeling. Oh, what a glorious day.
Who knows, maybe Newt’s direct pandering to the space coast will pay off. While Florida is partial to NASA, we here in Wisconsin love our Green Bay Packers, I think Newt could win the Wisconsin Primary by promising to make all football teams in the NFL lose to the Packers, and make the team the 100% Official Designated Football Team of Earth. That’s a platform I could get behind.
After a roller-coaster of a election year month that saw Michelle Bachmann, Jon Huntsman & Rick Perry pull their figurative hats out of the ring and the ultra-conservative underdog Rick Santorum climb out to a striking victory (albeit by a narrow margin) in Iowa over ‘assumed’ front-runner Mitt Romney. Lest we forget about Republican rebel Newt Gingrich (sporting a name that is not in the least eponymous) sweeping up New Hampshire, and everybody’s favorite ‘so crazy he just might make sense’ curmudgeon (and willfully determined congressional member) Ron Paul holding fairly commendable ground in all of the races.
Just over a month since we launched the 2012 iteration of Americas Favorite Mask Poll, and I can safely tell you that I poll did not successfully predict the Iowa Caucus, the New Hampshire Primary or the South Carolina Primary – but, that was never our claim. We do wholeheartedly expect, The Official Presidential Mask Poll 2012, however, to be successful in predicting the future president.
So where does this leave us positioned for the Florida race? For the most up to date numbers, you can cue up our interactive infographic to see where your favorite candidate sits in the digits, including President Barack Obama.
As of this posting, with the incumbent POTUS included, the percentages are listing as follows (for active candidates):
Ron Paul – 25% of Total Sales
Rick Santorum – 18% of Total Sales
Barack Obama – 17% of Total Sales
Newt Gingrich – 14% of Total Sales
Mitt Romney – 13% of Total SalesWill Ron Paul leap to the forefront of the polls after the Florida numbers begin to roll in this evening? Will Mitt take a back seat to Ron, Newt & Rick? And have his designated chair holder hold him up for a disappointing concession speech? How about Mr. Santorum. Will the former senator from Pittsburgh be awash in celebratory glitter after pulling out yet another surprise victory? I don’t know about you, but I for one would love to see former Speaker Gingrich ride his rocket to the moon and park it there. Maybe, and this is probably the most far-fetched of all of the theories, Governor Perry will toss his figurative hat back into the ring, and then pick it back up and continue on the campaign trail in a cowboy hat. Best yet! – Herman Cain/Stephen Colbert win as a write-in candidate!
Ultimately though, there’s no tale better than that which time will tell. So, please, I implore you, join us in The Official Presidential Mask Poll 2012, buy a mask, or two, or thirty-five in support of your favorite candidate(s). Unlike the rest of politics, we’re not afraid to admit that this poll can (and will) be bought!
