Democrats say Taco bell poll is rigged(Juvenile cry-baby Alert)

San Mateo Daily Journal ^ | August 28, 2003

[Jacob Kell]

California Democratic Party leaders yesterday blasted the Taco Bell restaurant chain for a sales promotion that counts sales of different menu items as votes in a mock California recall election.

Last week the Mexican-style fast food chain launched the campaign, urging Californians to “put their vote where their mouth is.” Taco Bell restaurants statewide are tallying each purchase of a crunchy beef taco as a “vote” for Republican challenger Arnold Schwarzenegger and each purchase of a chicken soft taco as a “vote” for not recalling Gov. Gray Davis. In the first week of the unofficial poll, “votes” for any of the remaining 134 candidates could be cast by buying a Grilled Stuft Burrito.

Taco Bell announced the first installment of its Taco Poll results yesterday, in which 54 percent of the votes went to Schwarzenegger and his crunchy beef taco, and just three percent of the votes went to Davis and his chicken soft taco. All other candidates received 43 percent of votes through purchases of the chain’s Grilled Stuft Burrito.

Unhappy with the mock poll results, the chairman of the California Democratic Party, former state Sen. Art Torres said yesterday that “Taco Bell should stick to making tacos, not rigging elections.”

In a press statement released yesterday, Torres said beef tacos always outsell chicken tacos, which cost twice as much at the restaurant chain. In Sacramento, Torres said, Taco Bell sells beef tacos for 74 cents and chicken tacos for $1.50.

Bob Mulholland, campaign advisor for the California Democratic Party, says the Taco Poll is also “an investment scam to benefit Schwarzenegger.” He pointed to the actor’s ownership of about $1 million of stock in Pepsico Inc. The company is the former owner of Taco Bell and is still its exclusive soft drink supplier, Mulholland says.

Meanwhile, Taco Bell announced yesterday that after an overwhelming response from consumers to include Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante in the Taco Poll, patrons can now “vote” for Bustamante by purchasing a Chalupa.

Customers can “vote” as often as they like at more than 1,000 California Taco Bell restaurants until the day before the Oct. 7 special recall election. The results are tallied and released every Tuesday, and can be viewed at www.tacobell.com.

[Jacob Kell]

So Schwartzennegger is beef and Davis is chicken, huh? How appropriate.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Who is fish?

[Grampa Dave]

Also, Taco Bell is racist because they will not accept food stamps from lefties wanting to vote several times in the Taco Bell Poll.

[PaulJ]

Hoe about Gary Coleman? Do they sell a shrimp salad?

[presidio9]

I bet the Ahnold's taco looks like beef, but tastes like chicken.

[NautiNurse]

hmmmm...Jacob Kell and Taco Bell.

That's got a nice ring!

[Tamzee]

This is a riot :-)

Drop the chalupa!

[BJungNan]

In a press statement released yesterday, Torres said beef tacos always outsell chicken tacos, which cost twice as much at the restaurant chain.

So what's the problem. Democrats cost twice as much in taxes. Seems representative of reality to me.

[Ultra Sonic]

Liberals in California have no sense of humor.

They have no sense of reality for that matter either.

Just like PETA, ALF, ELF, ACLU, and so on and so forth.

[netmilsmom]

Geez.
I will always buy chicken at Taco Bell rather than the dog food tacos, but not to support Davis. For God sakes, we're talking food!

[handk]

Can I use your bathroom? I've gotta "drop a chalupa".

[Rome2000]

The next Governor of California

[GodfearingTexan]

good one.

[handk]

Can I use your bathroom? I've gotta "drop a chalupa".

[john316]

ain't that the truth vote for a RAT and costs you $1.50 vote for a Republican it costs you $0.74.

[Tamzee]

The next Governor of California

Hey, I'd date him before Bustamonte ;-)

[Tamzee]

No sense of humor or reality...PETA, ALF, ELF, ACLU

Ain't it the truth :-)

[The_Victor]

Who is fish?

I don't think TB has fish on the menu. But if they did, it would have to be Arianna Huffington (sp?). Something about the aroma of warm, day-old tuna....

[SJSAMPLE]

If Ah-nold gets elected, Kalifornians will be putting less beef in tacos and more beef between the buns.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

In a press statement released yesterday, Torres said beef tacos always outsell chicken tacos, which cost twice as much at the restaurant chain.

Yeah, but does Taco Bell typically sell 18 crunchy beef tacos for every soft chicken taco sold?