ST. PAUL, MN (July 30, 2008) – CBS News Poll, Newsweek Poll, Gallup Poll and now the Goldklang Group Poll. With everyone trying to predict who will be the next President of the United States the St. Paul Saints will hold their own poll, Bobblection 2008 presented by Lommen Abdo Cole King & Stageberg, P.A., along with the five other teams owned by the Goldklang Group.
Whether you bobble to the left or right, red or blue, Saturday, August 9 is a day for casual and political junkies alike as fans entering Skinny Water Park will choose between a bobblehead of Republican nominee John McCain or Democratic nominee Barack Obama. There are 1,250 bobbleheads of each candidate and the first to run out will be declared the winner.
“This is a great way for everyone to become a part of the political process in an entertaining way,” said Saints Executive Vice President and General Manager Derek Sharrer. “Many consider Minnesota a swing state in this election and our fans will provide a good gauge of which way people are leaning.”
As fans enter the gates they will head to a voting booth. They will then select either an Obama or McCain and for participating they will receive the bobblehead of the candidate they selected.
The Saints are owned and operated by the Goldklang Group which owns five other teams that will take part in bobbleection:
August 6: New York (Hudson Valley Renegades)
August 7: Massachusetts (Brockton Rox)
August 8: South Carolina (Charleston RiverDogs)
August 10: South Dakota (Sioux Falls Canaries)
August 11: Florida (Ft. Myers Miracle)
The promotion was performed in August 2004 and was nationally recognized as one of the first polls during the 2004 election between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Bush took four of the seven participating ballclubs with the closest race taking place in St. Paul where Kerry won by 18 bobblehead dolls.
Gametime is scheduled for 7:05 pm at Skinny Water Park as the Saints take on the Fort Worth Cats. For tickets to the August 9 game fans may contact the Saints box office at 651-644-6659 or visit saintsbaseball.com. From August 3-9, Midway Stadium will be known as Skinny Water Park as part of a unique one-week stadium naming rights agreement.
