It is a time of fear in the face of freedom, a time for the widening of previous roads and the opening of new paths, a time of an emptying country and swelling cities, yet a time when these paths are mined by knowing algorithms of the all-seeing eye. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
 | Election 2008 Bumper Sticker Tracking Straw Poll, April 6-12 08 |
Another week has passed in the 2008 presidential race, and that means it’s time to take another peak at our Election-related sales. Since the election debacle of 2004, we’ve kept track of committed support for various 2008 presidential contenders, indicated by sales of Election 2008 bumper stickers, magnets, campaign buttons, and American Apparel t-shirts. Lately we’ve added yard signs, lapel stickers and union made t-shirts supporting Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as well. While polls measure fickle opinions, our measure tracks the stronger commitment marked by the laying down of cash to promote a candidate in public. The more strongly committed are more likely to actually get out there and vote. The following is the percent share of sales of our Election 2008 gear in the past week of April 6 to April 12, 2008:
Barack Obama 2008: 88.0%
Hillary Clinton 2008: 11.8%
Mike Gravel 2008: 0.2%
Another great week of sales for Barack Obama. Another not-so-great week of sales for Hillary Clinton. Another disastrous week of sales for Mike Gravel.
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