A Truly Different Poll
The world's largest Sugar Daddy dating website has a poll in the presidential race. Can you guess who women think would be the better daddy?
A Truly Different Poll
John Baer, Daily News Political Columnist
Finally, a presidential poll rating the candidates as Sugar Daddies.
Yep, the self-proclaimed world's largest Sugar Daddy dating website, SeekingArrangement.com, polled 30,000 of its female members, or, as they're known, "Sugar Babies," on the question of who'd they'd rather have as their SD, Obama or Romney.
The poll was conducted in 17 large states, including Pennsylvania. It found that despite the fact Romney is 20 times wealthier than Obama (and wealth is always a plus in any Sugar Daddy competition), the "babies" picked Obama by margins of 3-to-1.
Why? More "personable, trustworthy and sexy," according to a statement issued by the website.
(It was sent to me. I was not on that website. I am not a member of that website. But if you'd like a look, here it is.)
But maybe Sugar Babies are a little more discerning than you'd think. Overall, 43% said they want "neither" Obama or Romney as their SD.
The only state where either canidate polled more than "neither?" Georgia.
In Pennsylvania, 38.3% said Obama; 9.5% said Romney and 38.3% said "neither." If you're checking my math, the rest said "both." I dunno, you tell me. Guess some Sugar Babies just wild.
Anyway, in the 17 states polled, Obama scored highest in Georgia with 47%; Romney scored (maybe that's not the best word to use in this context) highest in Massachusetts with 20.2%; "neither" scored highest in Indiana with 57.3%, and "both" scored highest in (where else?) Georgia, with 15.2%.
This isn't the website's first foray into presidential politics. In January, it endorsed Romney for the GOP nomination after news reports that Romney handed over all the money he had in his wallet ($50 or $60) to an unemployed female campaign volunteer in South Carolina.
Guess that made him, at least a little bit, her, you know, Sugar Daddy, or for that amount maybe just her Sweet'n Low Daddy, or her Splenda Daddy. You know what I mean.
Georgia, huh?
Ah goody...another completely useless "poll". The only "poll" that matters is the one being held in November when legal voters (with photo ID!) who actually care enough to make the effort to vote, show up and do so. All other "polls" are complete useless junk designed....and it sounds like this one is even more junk than most.
John...why would you even bother to print this stuff??? For real? Slow day???— kelprod2- Gotta agree with kelprod2 Joh, this is way below your standards. I want my click back.— jimmymack
- When you take in consideration that a horrific number of voters go into a polling location with little more than a name/face of a potential candidate—It’s always interesting to see what drives voters to choose a candidate. Now I’m not saying that this site is “rocket science” like John Baer refers but each voter brings something different to the table in terms of what is important to them. Is it a far stretch to consider that a voter would choose one or the other over simple looks or depth of their pockets?
And in the grand scheme, polls like this help reach voters prior to entering that polling location. Educating or getting voters interested in the country around them can never be a bad choice.— theAngelsofBlood - Maybe this article illustrates why it's been 10 years since Baer was considered one of the best bloggers outside of DC. He might have a hard time cracking the top 100 with his latest efforts.— AvoidSundanceVacations
- John...I just did my own "poll" of the chicks on a dating website....turns out only 2% of them will actually bother to take the effort to vote in November. My "poll" has a variance of +/- 2%.
I still cannot believe you actually published this ridiculous article....
— kelprod2 
jungle fever?— barry m goldwater- There ought to be a test before each poll given.
Questions to be answered...
1) Do you know how to read
2) Are you sober or stoned
3) Are you suffering from a mental disorder
4) Are you unemployed
5) Are you homeless
6) Are you a citizen
7) Do you care about current events
8) Have you ever received money for your vote
9) Do you have family involved in politics
10) Are you on any government program
Now try running that poll again.— FocusTruthFully - JB: I smoke too much pot.
BE: I know.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR— blackhawk90
John is the author of the book "On The Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics: Twenty-Five Years of Keystone Reporting" (The History Press, 2012). Reach John at baerj@phillynews.com.
