NL St. Paul Saints

Bobblection predicted final result in August

Published on November 3, 2004 under Northern League (NL)
St. Paul Saints News Release


ST. PAUL, MN – As it developed, you didn't have to stay up until the wee hours of the morning to find out who won the 2004 presidential election. The Bobblection of August 2 accurately predicted the final result.

Three months before the presidential election, 2500 fans made their choice of either George Bush or John Kerry by selecting their favorite Bobblehead during the St. Paul Saints' game with Sioux City. At the same time, fans were also picking Bobbleheads at six other baseball sites associated with the Goldklang Group, the primary owners of the Saints.

"This is a landmark day for politics, promotions and baseball, said Goldklang Group Senior Director Jeff Goldklang. "Maybe next time around, instead of looking at skewed exit polls, the American people will turn to bobbleheads for political insight."

In addition to the Saints, fans participated in Sioux Falls (SD), Fort Myers (FL), Charleston (SC), Hudson Valley (NY), Brockton (MA) and New Haven (CT).

As fans passed through stadium turnstiles that night, they were directed to voting booths. Once inside, they had the option of casting their ballot for President Bush or Senator Kerry. For participating in the voting, they received the Bobblehead doll of their choosing.

The local and national vote mirrored what the country would choose three months later. In August, Sen. Kerry won a tight election in St. Paul – just as he did in Minnesota yesterday. In six of the seven national voting locales, the voting resembled what actually occurred in that state.

President Bush's slim margin of 4-3 nationally also mirrored the tight final overall margin.

As he did in August, President Bush won in South Carolina, Florida and South Dakota. In addition to his win in St. Paul, Sen. Kerry also won in his home state of Massachusetts and Connecticut.

The lone exception came in New York where President Bush won locally but Senator Kerry claimed the overall state.

"The bobbleheads should serve as the model for future elections," Goldklang said. "Our results were more accurate than exit polls. We didn't have three hour waits, hanging chads or electronic voting machine malfunctions."

No word on whether any of the networks have taken note of this for the future.

The Goldklang Group is operated by Marv Goldklang and partner Mike Veeck. Known for a "Fun is Good" attitude and "Off the Wall" antics, clubs associated with the Group have repeatedly made national headlines for their promotional endeavors.

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