We told you how Jones Soda Co. made it possible to vote with soda, but Schlafly's brewery in St. Louis is offering you a beer ballot. The St. Louis brewery is advertising its beers with campaign slogans; drinkers can choose from Baracktoberfest, McCain's Maverick APA Ale, Palin Ale, and Hefebiden Unfiltered Wheat Ale. The company is also offering Baracktoberfest and Palin Ale T-shirts, all endorsed with the quipping "I'm Tom Schlafly, and I approve this beverage." In a further attempt to gauge the election through food, the Schlafly website says of the Baracktoberfest shirts: "Due to overwhelming demand, we have sold out of our first run! We are currently restocking Baracktoberfest shirts." They are, however, "very low in stock"... More

Now that election season is in full swing, the faces of the candidates are showing up everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Check out these McCain and Obama cookies that Chewonthat spotted at a deli in Northbrook, Illinois. There they are right next to Elmo, Snoopy, and SpongeBob. And don't be surprised if the next time you look in a bakery case you see Joe Biden or Sarah Palin staring back at you. The deli, Max and Benny's, says the vice presidential candidates are next. And the Max and Benny's site is promising to sell the cookies online "soon."... More

Photograph from Cybele on Flickr Licking presidential hopeful Barack Obama may seem weird, but if his face tasted like corn syrup, well, American voters might reconsider. Made by Kai's Candy Company, these lollies showcase the dying Japanese art form "kumi ame," or "rolled candy." Obama's lips aren't usually that hot pink, but it's not a bad look. [Via Candy Blog] Related If Obama and McCain Were Food, What Would They Be? Candidate Ice Cream Flavors... More

Progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org will host bake sales across the country this Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22, as part of "Hungry for Change," an attempt to fatten voters with chewy brownies while raising money for Democratic nominee Barack Obama. Already, 713 gatherings have formed. To find a bake sale near you, just punch in your zip code here, and if nothing pops up, form your own. As a non-partisan site, Serious Eats promises to report when Freedom's Watch or another conservative advocacy rallies together members for bake sales supporting John McCain. Although, given Cindy McCain's baking record, this probably isn't the best strategy. Previously Cindy McCain Steals Recipes For Second Time Cindy McCain First Lifts Recipes from... More

Here Lies Hope, Half-Eaten on a Plate No matter who wins the presidency later this year, our country is doomed. That's because it's filled with people who see fit to auction off the remnants of a candidate's breakfast on eBay. In this case, a leftover bite or two of sausage and a little more than a quarter waffle abandoned by Senator Barack Obama at the Glider Diner in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But, Adam, you'll say, it's only one auction. One wayward American among many millions. Yeah? Well, as of 12:30 p.m. today, 23 morons have bid this thing up to $76. [via MenuPages Blog]"I like Ike" pin from the '52 election. I remember looking at it and the other pins she... More

The Barack Obama campaign is raffling off a chance to eat with the candidate and three other supporters at an "intimate dinner for five." Winners will be chosen from among the pool of people donating any amount to the Obama campaign between now and 11:59 p.m. March 31. Hmm. I don't know if I've ever been to an "intimate" dinner where the guest list numbered more than two. Add the politico element, and you're getting more into "intimidating" territory. At least for me. [via Swiss Miss]... More

It's not real, folks. Just a nutty mock-up from Slate. Last we told you, ice cream hippie overlords Ben & Jerry were endorsing Barack Obama and had created an actual flavor in his honor called "Cherries for Change." Online magazine Slate was apparently not impressed with that name so it held a an Obama ice cream naming contest. So far Slate has endorsed Yes, Pecan as its front runner. Not bad, but maybe Serious Eats can collaborate and one-up Slate? What would Hillary Clinton's ice cream be? What about John McCain's? .... I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war....I'm not black. I'm all of America and all of America is like me...... More