Bob McCarty Writes

Is Barack Obama planning to redistribute chocolate as well as wealth?  That’s my suspicion.

It surfaced in my mind this morning after I saw news clips of John McCain and Sarah Palin beginning National Chocolate Day in the de facto Chocolate Capitol of the United States, Hershey, Pa.  Soon after, I came up with a campaign tactic the Republican running mates can use to sway — note that I didn’t say “steal” as in ACORN — voters away from Barack Obama.  Here it is:

McCain and Palin need to let voters know the Democratic Party presidential nominee will, if elected, force them to share their chocolate with others — even people who don’t like chocolate — after he implements the confectionary version of his plan to redistribute wealth.

Why do I think this tactic might work?  Because the numbers work out.

According to publicly-accessible “Fun Facts” data on the web site of the National Confectioners Association of America, 52 percent of U.S. adults — or roughly 250 million people — said they like chocolate better than any other candy.  Further, those adults consume an average of more than 10 pounds of chocolate per year, according to Chocolate.org.

Put in political terms, chocolate lovers represent a potentially-huge voting block.  If properly motivated by McCain and Palin, perhaps they will raise what might be described as a roar of “Chocolate Thunder” after learning of Obama’s plan.  Soon after, they’ll flood the ballot boxes with torrents of “Chocolate Rain” (i.e., votes for McCain-Palin).