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Baskin-Robbins' New Election Flavors! Which to Lick?

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 8:00am by CitizenSugar
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Just in time to cool off this heated election, Baskin-Robbins has released two spanking new flavors, one for each of the candidates. Ever wonder what two scoops of McCain tastes like? His flavor, Straight Talk Crunch is:

Caramel ribbon, chocolate pieces, candy red states and crunchy mixed nuts swirled into White Chocolate ice cream.

Think a lick of Barack is more your taste? His flavor, Whirl of Change, is:

Peanut-nougat ice cream whirled with chunks of chocolate-covered peanut brittle and a caramel ribbon.

I think they're willing to look the other way on the whole Obama doesn't like ice cream thing . . . Given the (banana) split of the country, what would election-themed flavors be without a chance to vote for your favorite? You can, in the Flavor Debate '08. From now until Oct. 20, sample the candidates' sweet stuff and vote online or in stores for the winner. I wonder if the ice cream war could be a useful replacement for the old Electoral College? It would be a sweeter contest, to be sure.

Which flavor would you want to try first?

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38 Comments Add a Comment

  • popgoestheworld's picture
    popgoestheworld
    2

    Something about the combo of red candy with chocolate isn't doing it for me. I would pick Obama's flavor.

    13 weeks 9 hours ago Report Comment
  • wadewifey3's picture
    wadewifey3
    4

    I woulnd't want any of them. I like my ice cream plain and simple, vanilla and maybe with some caramel on top.

    13 weeks 9 hours ago Report Comment
  • Marni7's picture
    Marni7
    6

    which to lick? (thats what she said)

    Eye-wink

    ahhh i miss the office

    13 weeks 9 hours ago Report Comment
  • javsmav's picture
    javsmav
    8

    ew, they both sound gross. I wish there was a third party.

    13 weeks 9 hours ago Report Comment
  • deanna024's picture
    deanna024
    10

    Eventually, all these versions of ice cream sound and taste the same. They're all same white base with various chocolate/caramel/peanut mix-ins. I don't think either of these is that different from what's already out there. They should have made them more different.

    13 weeks 9 hours ago Report Comment
  • hausfrau's picture
    hausfrau
    11

    i like these kinds of polls, they are silly but they're fun.

    13 weeks 9 hours ago Report Comment
  • raciccarone's picture
    raciccarone
    12

    Just reading the line: "Ever wonder what two scoops of McCain tastes like?" Made me feel scared and sick and angry and confused. Yes, I did want to know what he tasted like, but then I felt dirty and shameful. And then I remembered that I love ice cream, but then I also remembered that I didn't want to have an intimate sexual experience with an elderly man. It was really just a horrible experience. I'm thinking of suing Citizen Sugar.

    13 weeks 8 hours ago Report Comment
  • chatondeneige's picture
    chatondeneige
    15

    Marni7, we've got 3 weeks! I haven't watched season 4 yet, I get it today!

    Can I get a scoop of both? They sound so good!

    13 weeks 8 hours ago Report Comment
  • sonya ina's picture
    sonya ina
    18

    Obama's sounds way better, and not just because I am an Obama supporter! What the heck are "candy red states"?

    Ah, if only our country was in the position to take politics as lightly as this poll suggests!

    13 weeks 7 hours ago Report Comment
  • jelibeann's picture
    jelibeann
    19

    yeah, these flavors are way too similar...not that I should be getting all worked up about this, but geez...chocolate, nuts and caramel in both?

    13 weeks 7 hours ago Report Comment
  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    25

    Both sound pretty gross to me. I like my ice cream simple and without chunks or ribbons of stuff in it.

    13 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • Great Sommelier's picture
    Great Sommelier
    27

    I don't mind ribbons, but chunks, Barf! . I don't like mixing textures like that. Crunchy with smooth, etc.

    13 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    28

    Yeah, the chunks are definitely worse.

    Ice creams are so complicated! I just want some plain old chocolate or coffee flavored ice cream, or sorbet.

    13 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • Great Sommelier's picture
    Great Sommelier
    29

    ooh, coffee. And I had an amazing lemon sorbet the other day. For some reason after my last surgery I became completely lactose intolerant. I hear it is common after gallbladder removal. But it sucks. So I am replacing my Friday ice cream with a quest to find the best sorbet or sherbet there is!

    13 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    30

    That does suck, GS. I have lactose intolerance, too (I call it my Asian Milk Problem). But ice cream is just so yummy that I'm willing to live with the consequences occasionally Eye-wink

    13 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • Great Sommelier's picture
    Great Sommelier
    31

    lol, I think I will eventually. But right now my stomach can barely handle saltines to I'm not going to risk it!

    13 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • milosmommy's picture
    milosmommy
    33

    I don't like white chocolate with anything so I'm going to have to go with Obama on this one.

    13 weeks 4 hours ago Report Comment
  • bluesarahlou's picture
    bluesarahlou
    34

    For the most part I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to ice cream as well. My two favorites are french vanilla and coffee.

    But I'd really have to think hard to find a kind of ice cream I DIDN'T like, and wouldn't eat if it was the only ice cream option.

    13 weeks 3 hours ago Report Comment
  • kastarte2's picture
    kastarte2
    35

    They both sound yummy but Obama had me at chocolate covered peanut brittle. Yum yum!

    13 weeks 2 hours ago Report Comment
  • raciccarone's picture
    raciccarone
    37

    ricklmc, maybe you'd prefer Nader-Tots. They're fried potatoes delicately wrapped in caramel ice cream covered with hot butterscotch and cheese. I'm getting those in November.

    12 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • naughtymonkey01's picture
    naughtymonkey01
    38

    omg now i so want ic!!
    i think i have to go for the straight talk crunch....can i get it delivered over here?? lol

    12 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment

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