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Obama Sells Out; McCain Second, Clinton Third in Bobblehead Sales

June 18, 2008 02:08 PM ET | Paul Bedard | Permanent Link | Print

 

 

If sales of our Capitol Bobbleheads is any indication, then Sen. Barack Obama could have the fall presidential election wrapped up. Our friends at webobble.com, who made the Capitol Bobbles team and sell them on their site, say that Obama has sold out. "This may predict the election," says WeBobbles' Jeff Wolsky. Sen. John McCain's bobblehead was the second percentage sales leader, with 98 percent of his sold off. Sen. Hillary Clinton was third, with 72 percent of her bobble images sold. But the numbers are different: WeBobbles made 1,200 each of Clinton and Obama and just 250 of McCain. The surprise in sales: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who beat out the other House and Senate leadership biggies. The biggest flop: Rudy Giuliani who sold just 18 percent of the 250 made. Check out the official sales figures below.

Name Stock Total Total Sold Total Left Percentage Sold
Barack Obama 1,200 1,200 0 100.00%
John McCain 250 246 4 98.40%
Hillary Clinton 1,200 864 336 72.00%
Mike Huckabee 150 104 46 69.33%
Mitt Romney 100 68 32 68.00%
Fred Thompson 100 55 45 55.00%
John Edwards 100 48 52 48.00%
Bill Richardson 100 36 64 36.00%
Nancy Pelosi 100 28 72 28.00%
Chris Dodd 100 22 78 22.00%
Rudy Giuliani 250 46 204 18.40%
Mitch McConnell 100 15 85 15.00%
Joe Biden 100 13 87 13.00%
Harry Reid 100 10 90 10.00%
John Boehner 100 8 92 8.00%
TOTALS: 4050 2763 1287  

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