Jacques Torres running a white chocolate straw poll

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Aug 28th 2008 @ 12:59PM

jacque torres election themed white chocolate pops

(Click the photo to see top politicians' favorite foods!)

Every election year, different bakeries and candy makers come out with party or candidate-identified treats. They conduct their own, unscientific straw polls, in an attempt to determine what the outcome of the election will be. While elections won't be won or lost over sweet confections, they do add an element of fun to your convention or election return parties.

Famed chocolatier Jacques Torres has thrown his hat into the election-themed chocolates this year, with a pair of white chocolate lollipops. They are available with either a blue donkey for the Dems or a red and blue elephant for the GOP. The back of the blue pops are printed with the slogan "Barack the Vote," the others cheer that "Mac is Back." They run $5 a pop and are hand crafted with some of the tastiest, citrus-infused white chocolate around. They'd make a great election time gift for your favorite policy wonk.

Guess the politicians' favorite foods!

Who still loves their hometown pizza joint? Who obsesses over pork rinds? Click the thumbnails to find out!

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Filed Under: Food Politics, Ingredients, Celebrities
Tags: barack obama, Barack the Vote, BarackObama, BarackTheVote, chocolate, election candy, ElectionCandy, jacques torres, JacquesTorres, John McCain, JohnMccain, Mac is Back, MacIsBack, white chocolate, WhiteChocolate

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8-28-2008 @9:27PM misakiichii said... This doesn't seem like it would be very accurate. I, for one, have a life-threatening allergy to red dye, so even if I were a Republican or Independent, I would have to get the one with all-blue! How's that for politics?
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8-29-2008 @7:40AM al schrader said... I just prepared food for Hillary Clinton & Rudolph Guiliani. You can email me for the menu if you like.
alfredschrader @ aol.com
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8-29-2008 @8:56AM Michael said... Sort of funny really...I was looking at this for entertainment. But even in entertainment do you try to put your spin on it. Look at the pictures of the Democrats...all nice and smiling. All of the Republicans have mean or strange looks. Shame on you for this underhanded and veiled attack.
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