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Obama 7-Election Cup from 7-Eleven, 2012
Solo Cup Company2012
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
In 2012, 7-Eleven Inc. asked its customers to choose -- Obama or Romney? Coffee drinkers could select a blue Obama cup or a red Romney cup when they stopped at one of the company's thousands of convenience stores. Previous 7-Election promotions had successfully predicted the winners of the last three presidential elections. And for 2012? Another winner: Obama 59% to Romney 41%.
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- Title: Obama 7-Election Cup from 7-Eleven, 2012
- Creator: Solo Cup Company
- Date Created: 2012
- Location: United States, Illinois, Lake Forest
- Subject Keywords: Obama, Barack, 1961-, 7-Eleven, Inc., Democratic Party (U.S.), Presidential campaigns, Political campaigns, United States presidents, Disposable cups, Coffee cups
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Disposable cup
- Object ID: 2012.110.1
- Image ID: THF154482
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lisa A. Korzetz.
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