Maryland shop cooks up chocolate vote
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 6, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Perfect">Perfect</span> <span word="Truffle">Truffle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Frederick">Frederick</span>, <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chef">chef</span> <span word="Randy">Randy</span> <span word="Olmstead">Olmstead</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="specialty">specialty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="truffle">truffle</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Olmstead">Olmstead</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>?”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="truffle">truffle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donkey">donkey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="truffle">truffle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emblems">emblems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="truffles">truffles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="truffles">truffles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Olmstead">Olmstead</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>’ <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span>, ‘<span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>?’ ‘<span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="four">four</span>.’ ‘<span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="party">party</span>.'”</p>
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