Chocolate Chip’s Lead
Shrinks; Iced Maple and Monster Support Swells
Associated
Press – August 6th, 2016
CAMP CHIPPEWA – With just one day left before official
polling, a sudden upswing among two trailing candidates indicates all is not
certain in the Great Cookie Vote of 2016.
According to the NBC News poll of upper camp, support for
Chocolate Chip stands at 34%--the lowest thus far leading up to the
election. Overall, this number marks a
16-point drop from initial polls, suggesting that while still strong, support
for Chocolate Chip is fading.
Meanwhile, support for two trailing candidates shows a
marked upswing. Iced Maple and Monster
each polled at 18%--double the amount of support found in the most recent poll.
“The numbers say it all,” said Iced Maple Campaign
Manager Karl Maher. “The Iced Maple has
always been there for us, and people are finally starting to realize it.”
Write-ins inconsistent
and controversial
While previous polls have shown a low but consistent
support for unofficial candidate Cereal cookie, supporters could not be found
in this poll. Instead, a small group of
potential voters indicated their favorite cookie to be Snickerdoodle.
“Even though Snickerdoodle’s campaign is struggling, I
know there are people out there who like Snickerdoodle the best,” said
self-appointed Snickerdoodle Campaign Manager Jack Deneen. Snickerdoodle has not declared any official
candidacy.
Another unofficial candidate receiving votes is the Mars
Bar. However, many question whether or
not Mars Bar could officially be named the Best Cookie in Camp should it win
the election.
“Official rules state that only cookies qualify for the
title of the Best Cookie in Camp,” said Election Commissioner Sutton
Stewart. “If Mars Bar receives the most
votes, a panel of officials would have to decide whether or not Mars Bar meets
the qualifications. If [the panel] finds
that it does not, then the candidate that receives the next highest vote total
will be named the winner.”
Crinkle faces
questions
While polls indicate minimal support for the
controversial Mars Bar campaign, one of the leading candidates is facing a
similar scrutiny.
“A lot of people think the Crinkle Cookie is really a
brownie,” said Unofficial Chocolate Chip Fanboy Ryan Scheibmeir. “I’d like to see its birth certificate to
prove otherwise.”
The Crinkle campaign has so far refused to share any
documents but assert that the cookie meets all the requirements for candidacy.
In the NBC News poll, Chocolate Crinkle received 13% of
the vote, and Peanut Butter received just 3%.
Voters will make their official decision on Sunday.
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