7-eleven has Obama as a clear winner of the elections

[Drunken Irishman]

17. While others are smart to point out that this isn't scientific at all...

It does give you a basic indication of where people are leaning. It makes sense. Who would grab the cup of the candidate they don't support? Most take pride in their candidate ... or at least, not voting for a certain candidate (I liked Kerry, but was never too keen on his campaign, still ... I took pride in showing everyone in red Utah that I wasn't supporting Bush) ... so, they'll grab the cup of the guy they support. Sure, some might feel pressured to pick a certain candidate they don't support, but in the end, I bet the number is statistically minimal.

Is Obama leading the real popular vote 59-41? No. Factor in the red states and that number declines ... but it does show you he's doing good in swing states and, with them never being wrong in the past, you can't definitively say it's not a good predictor until, you know, its predictions prove wrong.