Democrats say Taco bell poll is rigged (NOT A JOKE!)

San Mateo Daily Journal ^ | August 27, 2003 | Daily Journal wire report

[mabelkitty]

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.

[mabelkitty]

Apparently, lot of beef eaters in California.

I just can't believe they are this stupid.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Beef eaters are stupid?

[shiva]

My,my. Lost your sense of humour demorats?

[mabelkitty]

No. Democrats are stupid. Read the article.

[Blood of Tyrants]

In Sacramento, Torres said, Taco Bell sells beef tacos for 74 cents and chicken tacos for $1.50.

Fitting. If you elect a Rat it is ALWAYS going to cost you more.

[Phantom Lord]

When did Taco Bell start using beef?

[Held_to_Ransom]

Of course it's rigged. Taco Bell knew it's regular sales numbers before it began and so had a predictable outcome already.

What annoys me is that I like soft chicken Taco's, and can't get one without voting for Davis.

[Chi-townChief]

bttt

[shiva]

oops...humor

[Shooter 2.5]

In Sacramento, Torres said, Taco Bell sells beef tacos for 74 cents and chicken tacos for $1.50.

It makes perfect sense. If you wish to pay more[in taxes] you vote for the dem.

[SolidSupplySide]

Unbelievable!!

Ideally, the Democrats should ignore Taco Bell's publicity stunt.

If the Democrats felt forced to respond, they should have said, "Taco Bell has a clever marketing campaign. We hope they sell lots of tacos, burritos and chalupas."

[justlurking]

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.”

However, it is acceptable for the LA Slimes to do push polls favoring the Democrats.

[steve50]

Perhaps Taco Bell could release their sales figures before they started the "poll". If sales pre poll were even it would indicate balance. Anybody who takes such a poll seriously is stupid, not only dems.

[.cnI redruM]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

Personally, I think of Ahnold voters as good, old-fashioned red meat and potatoes guys. The type of strapping manly-men who would amuse themselves by p------ on the stupid, little Taco Dog.

I most whole-heartedly do not concur with Nutjob Bob Mullholland whose tin foil pyramid hat must be getting awful hot and itchy in the August sun.

[duckbutt]

"soft chicken taco" for Davis??? LOL! How appropriate!!

[dead]

Bob Mulholland, campaign advisor for the California Democratic Party, says the Taco Poll is also “an investment scam to benefit Schwarzenegger.”

An investment scam?!!?

And he wonders why the Dems are being recalled for their hairbrained economic ideas.

[tonyinv]

Apparently the democrats think that the Taco Bell is going to the final arbitor of the election. These people really have gone clinically insane.

[krb]

Give me taco Kisses!!! Taco taco taco!!! Burrito taco taco!

[cincinnati65]

Granted, while the best thing would have been to ignore this "poll" entirely, the one guy who cited the cost (as well as people's personal preferences", has a point.

Where they went off the deep end for me, was the statement that this was an investment scheme to enrich Arnold further.

On a side note, I wonder how Warren Buffet (a huge Coke owner) feels about Arnold's Pepsico investment?

[ChewedGum]

Fitting. If you elect a Rat it is ALWAYS going to cost you more.

I agree 100%. How much has Davis cost the state (taxpayers)? Arnold has got to be a bargain compared to Davis.

Gum