According to a New Survey, Republicans Turn to Olive Garden For Quality ‘Ethnic Food’

[TheMightyFavog]

http://gawker.com/5987018/according-to-a-new-survey-republicans-turn-to-olive-garden-for-quality-ethnic-food

Not even a delicious breakfast spread can unite a country. Public Policy Polling has released a survey covering how basic food preferences divide along party lines. PPP questioned 500 registered American voters from February 21 to the 24th, through automated phone calls.

While Democrats prefer bagels (34%) or croissants (32%), Republicans much prefer to eat donuts (35%). Moving onto lunch time, Democrats prefer KFC to Chick Fil A (39% to 18%) while Republicans prefer the latter (48% to 29%). For carbonated beverages, Democrats prefer a full-calorie soda (47% to 31%), while Republicans prefer diet soda (42% to 34%).

And for opinions on exciting new cuisine? Republicans narrowly voted that Olive Garden is "a quality source of authentic ethnic food" (43% to 41%), Democrats narrowly disagreed (41% to 44%) - but just barely though.

[Kalidurga]

1. That makes my brain hurt....

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Olive Garden and quality authentic "ethnic food" doesn't belong in the same sentence.

[Javaman]

14. olive garden is to ethnic food as is red lobster is to steak. nt

[Kalidurga]

19. Or sea food even :D

[BainsBane]

2. None of that speaks well for the American public

The difference between Democrats and Republicans on that question is slight.

[TheMightyFavog]

3. I think it's kind of amusing, myself...

Considering Olive Garden's... ahem... history on this site.

[SunSeeker]

5. LOL

[Arcanetrance]

4. Well than I'm more of a mess than I thought

Does it predict where one falls if one enjoys both bagels and doughnuts for breakfast. Not at the same time of course

[Javaman]

15. Begals are just unsweetened donuts. Don't let anyone tell you less.

[customerserviceguy]

6. That's the way it is throughout a large part of the country

You go travel to some small town out there, ask a local about a good place to eat, and more often than not they'll tell you about that new Olive Garden or Outback over at the mall.

I didn't realize how rich an ethnic mix of food styles could be until I moved here nearly six years ago.

[IDemo]

7. Only not during breastfeeding hour..

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

20. You just HAD to go there....

[Gorp]

8. Olive Garden is "ethnic food"? I guess that qualifies Taco Bell and Pizza Hut too.

[reflection]

9. Holy crap.

"quality source of authentic ethnic food"

[bemildred]

10. Good Lord. No doubt McDonald's is "traditional American food". nt

[HappyMe]

11. Oh! A thread about

Olive Garden and Republicans!

I hope they go the the Times Square Olive Garden. They feature chain smoking, breast feeding pit bulls.

[Marrah_G]

12. apparently so did Dems.....lol wtf?

[Javaman]

13. I'm beginning to be of the belief that repubs are a difference species all together...

Maybe their taste-buds are stunted?

[NightWatcher]

16. Nothing says Yummy like I-talian from the mall

[reformist2]

17. This is just a way of making fun of Middle America, but it is amusing. ;)

I'm picturing a nice farm family in Iowa going to the new Olive Garden in Dubuque for some of that tasty I-talian food!

[AsahinaKimi]

18. Thats kinda like

Going to Panda Express for "authentic Chinese food". Yes, their food is yummy, but its not authentic Chinese.

[MadrasT]

21. To those of us of Italian descent, Italian is not "ethnic" food, it is just What We Eat.

With an Italian grandma and half-Italian mother (who both taught me how to cook), it has been What I Eat my whole life.

And while Olive Garden has a few tasty dishes... um.... just no. That is not "Italian food".

"Italian-ish"... at best.

[backscatter712]

22. What's the Italian-equivalent term for "Tex-Mex"? n/t