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That's the way the cookie crumbles

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor October 15, 2008 02:38 PM

Barack Obama may be surging in the polls, but the cookies aren't crumbling his way.

Cindy McCain's oatmeal-butterscotch recipe received 54 percent of the readers' vote, to 44 percent for Michelle Obama’s shortbread cookies, Family Circle magazine announced this afternoon. Bill Clinton, who submitted his oatmeal cookie recipe before Hillary Clinton dropped out, received 2 percent of the vote.

McCain's winning recipe -- which presumably is her own after earlier controversies over borrowed recipes -- will appear in the magazine's Nov. 1 issue.

The cookie contest between the potential first spouses has correctly predicted the presidential winner in every election since 1992, the magazine says:

2004, Laura Bush’s oatmeal chocolate chunks beat Teresa Heinz Kerry’s pumpkin spice cookies.

2000, Laura Bush’s Texas governor’s mansion cowboy cookies defeated Tipper Gore’s gingersnaps.

1996, Hillary Clinton’s oatmeal chocolate chips bested Elizabeth Dole’s pecan rolls.

And in 1992, Hillary Clinton’s oatmeal chocolate chips also defeated Barbara Bush’s classic chocolate chips.

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Well, they're WRONG this time around. No recipe plagiarist would ever get my vote!

Posted by NorthCarolinaGoesBlue October 15, 08 08:27 PM
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I'll take oatmeal/butterscotch anyday, over dry and tasteless shortbread. Who likes a honky cookie anyway?

Posted by Wisconsin goes Red October 15, 08 11:29 PM
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This cookie contest has been correct more times than the polls. Hum, wonder why. Perhaps because it is an honest look at what Americans really think?

Posted by misty October 16, 08 12:35 PM
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I would love to think that Cindy McCain would be in the White House baking cookies, but the sad reality I believe is that we'll all have shortbread shoved down our throats. The mere vote casted the other direction would be voted as discriminatory!

Posted by Dems 4 McCain October 16, 08 03:29 PM
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I'm sure Cindy's cookies are great, but I wouldn't mind trying a batch of Michelle's cookies sometime next year. So long as they are shipped from Chicago.

Posted by Be Wary of Barry October 18, 08 09:46 PM
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What I'm really anxious to see is the results of the Weekly Reader magazine poll of children, which will be announced October 30th, I think. That has correctly predicted the winner of the presidency every election since 1956.

Posted by Brian October 22, 08 06:28 AM
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