There have been all kinds of polls in this election year - some were purported to be scientific and some weren't. But I doubt if any of them did it like Beth Marie's Old-Fashioned Ice Cream and Soda Fountain on the Square. This Denton business is conducting a real "straw" poll.
As Beth Marie's customers wait for their order, they are invited to pick their own straw from one of four different boxes. Each box is decorated and marked for a different candidate for governor. On Monday, Beth Marie counts the straws missing from each box, and posts the totals for each candidate.
Kinky is doing well in the "straw" poll. This is how it stands as of last Monday:
Kinky..........169
Bell..........119
Grandma..........109
Perry..........107
The business also conducted the same type of "straw" poll for the 2004 presidential election, and it showed George Bush to be the winner.
In other election-related news, two more college newspapers have endorsed Kinky Friedman for governor. A couple of days ago, the University of Texas' Daily Texan endorsed Kinky. This time it's two north Texas universities. The University of North Texas' North Texas Daily and Southern Methodist University's Daily Campus have both endorsed Kinky. This is encouraging, because Kinky can't win without a substantial portion of the youth vote.
Politics aside, I love Beth Marie's. Not only do they have a good variety of ice cream, they have exceptional fudge.
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