Posted on 08/18/2016 12:29:27 PM PDT by drewh
Casting corn kernels may not be the most scientific method of presidential polling, but it still reveals some voter preferences in the battleground state Iowa.
Attendees at the Iowa State Fair have been able to cast their vote in the 2016 presidential race by placing corn kernels in a jar at the WHO-HD TV News booth. On the fair’s fifth day, the results so far gave Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a lead with 56 percent over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has received 44 percent of the kernels so far.
Polltakers are able to see the results amass before their eyes in clear jars placed on a table. The 12-point lead by Trump came from 24,284 votes. Clinton had 19,418 votes, according to WHO-HD 13.
The unscientific poll has been conducted at the fair for the past decade
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Not surprised Romney finished ahead of Obama last year.
The positives I still take away are:
1. Trump is slightly outperforming Romney
2. At this time last year, Romney was polling competitively with Obama. This year, the media polls say Trump is getting trounced, but these results suggest that in reality, he may be in at least as good shape as Romney was
Don’t worry something will pop into your head.
Amen. Wondered that myself.
Do LIV’s attend state fairs?
The answer is not as much as affluent/middle class white folks.
I wound up at the Iowa State Fair by accident while doing research om my ancestors. Didn’t realize when I made plans to travel there that the Fair was going on. It was terrific. Butter cow was cool. Iowans atruck me as being liberal, which surprises me given the rural lifestyles of so many.
When you do, ping us so we can have fun with it.
Trump will be at Joni Ernst’s Roast & Ride on August 27th.
I shouldn’t have doubted him.
Romney got 55% of the kernels in 2012. Obama edged McCain 51-49% in 2008.
Obama won Iowa both times.
*quietly stalking*
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