A Pennsylvania bakery is using cookies to help predict the winner of the 2024 presidential election.
Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro is tracking sales of its red Trump cookies and blue Harris cookies as customers across the U.S. place orders in support of their preferred candidate.
Kathleen Lochel, the bakery’s owner, has been sharing the progress of her sweet experiment on social media, noting today that “the political cookies were sold out by Saturday.”
As of Friday morning, the small business had sold a total of 5,200 Trump cookies, compared to just 500 Harris cookies.
“I think people support Trump everywhere,” Lochel said. Fox and his friends first.
Lochel’s Bakery in Hatboro is tracking sales of its red Trump cookies and blue Harris cookies as customers across the U.S. are placing orders in support of their candidate.
Bakery owner Kathleen Lochel has been sharing the progress of her sweet experiment on social media, noting today that “the political cookies were sold out by Saturday.”
The bakery said: “In Pennsylvania, almost all shipments have been red. We have only shipped seven blue packages in the state of Pennsylvania.”
Lochel said he came up with the idea while brainstorming “original” ideas during the difficult times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We saw this in 2020 as well,” the shop owner said of the increased number of red cookies sold.
‘A third of that amount is shipped through the United States; we’re seeing people everywhere receiving these cookies now.
‘They tell us stories, a lot of people are upset right now with the cost of things and they vent to us, but we stay neutral about things and we love everyone.’
Lochel has hosted the confectionery poll since 2012, predicting the outcome of three of the last four elections, with her winning streak coming to an end after the 2020 election. fox29 he reported, adding that a baker friend of his, based in Minnesota, has copied his indulgent election prediction idea.
Before the last presidential election, Lochel’s Bakery sold a total of 31,804 Trump cookies and only 5,750 Biden cookies.
The buttery cookies are topped with red and white or blue and white sprinkles with a ‘Trump 2024’ or ‘Harris 2024’ banner in the center.
The third-generation bakery originally opened in Philadelphia but eventually closed in 1995 due to a catastrophic fire. Lochel’s reopened in 2005 after a period of working in conjunction with a neighboring bakery, Piazza’s Bakery, according to the store’s website.
The buttery cookies are decorated with red and white or blue and white sprinkles and have a banner reading “Trump 2024” or “Harris 2024” in the center. Sugar addicts can get six of the “famous election cookies” for $30, or $5 each.
This small-town store, which opened in 1942, has a rich history.
The third-generation bakery originally opened in Philadelphia but eventually closed in 1995 due to a catastrophic fire. Lochel’s reopened in 2005 after a period of working in conjunction with a neighboring bakery, Piazza’s Bakery, according to the store’s owner. website.
All products at this family-run bakery are made from scratch, every day, by Lochel, his brother and other expert bakers.
As of Friday morning, the small business had sold a total of 5,200 Trump cookies versus about 500 Harris cookies — a rare occurrence as onlookers speculated about the outcome of the upcoming election.
The Hatboro-based shop prides itself on its “hard-to-find” offerings, including German apple pie, Springerle cookies and Stollen.
Lochel plans to sell cookies to candidates until the November 7 election.
Following the Sept. 10 debate, Vice President Kamala Harris took a five-point lead over Donald Trump among registered voters, recent polls show.
The two candidates faced off for the first time Tuesday at an ABC News debate in Philadelphia and spent more than an hour and a half arguing over abortion, the economy and foreign policy.
A DailyMail.com snap poll found Harris to be the debate winner and appearing the most presidential, while Trump was deemed the most aggressive.