Voting With Your Burrito

Taco Bell is now running what may be the most unscientific poll that’s ever been conducted :

Consumers can now “put their vote where their mouth is,” said Laurie Schalow, a spokeswoman for the Taco Bell chain which Thursday launched a “Taco Poll” in which diners can choose their next governor from the menu.

The fast food chain threw its popular products into electoral ring, saying that if punters bought its Crunchy Beef Tacos, they would be casting a vote for the Austrian-born former body builder.

But if hungry patrons opt instead for a Chicken Soft Taco, their choice would be counted as a vote for embattled Davis, the target of the October 7 special elections aimed at ousting him.

“Buy a Grilled Beef Stuft Burrito, and we’ll count that as a vote for one of the” 134 other candidates vying for the freewheeling western state’s top job if Davis is ousted, an advertisement published in newspapers Thursday proclaimed.

By equating Arnold with “crunchy” and “beef” while Davis is “soft” and “chicken” it looks like Taco Bell has already made up their own minds about who to support. Or maybe I’m just reading way too much into something that so dumb that it’s probably not even worth mentioning. So how do I express my intention to vote “No” on the recall and “Yes” on Bustmante through what I eat? A crunchy beef taco sounds good, but I don’t want the people at Taco Bell to get the wrong idea.


posted by greg on August 22, 2003 @ 11:01 am

3 comments

  1. May I also suggest that the beef taco is almost certainly the most purchased taco bell item on its menu. This is the sillies thing I have ever seen. But taco bell is pretty silly. How about those free gas promotions. . .

    Comment by big daddy k — August 22, 2003 @ 11:29 am

  2. Maybe the best way to voice that opinion would be to buy a taco from one of the taco carts and take it into a Taco Bell. When they ask whether you want to buy one of their tacos or not, say “no thanks, I’ve already got mine.”

    Comment by Earnest — August 22, 2003 @ 12:36 pm

  3. And if I throw up in the men’s room, that means I voted for Larry Flynt.

    Comment by Facer — August 23, 2003 @ 11:46 am

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