Nearing the end of a long and expensive campaign, President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party announced Tuesday that they'd be holding one last big fundraising drive at Sweet Frog, the popular frozen yogurt chain in Chapel Hill.
"Sweet Frog already brings in a lot of traffic, so that's an impressive quantity of donors that we can just take for granted," said Judy O'Donnell, the campaign organizer in charge of creating the Facebook event. "We just have to remind the attendees to tell the cashier they're here for Obama."
Obama said he picked Sweet Frog for the specific environment it provides. "I'm confident that the vivid, pastel-colored walls and the free-spirited, individualized way they sell frozen yogurt will pique the community's interest and energize our base constituency," Obama affirmed. "You get to serve yourself whatever you want and pay by weight--it's pretty cool, actually."
Vice President Joe Biden, who plans to man the table by the door, expressed excitement for the unique opportunity to communicate directly with a long line of voters. "There's gonna be a lot of customers coming through, so I'll have to talk loud and fast," Biden said. "I'm bringing flyers too--that way I'll have a cheat sheet if I forget platform principles or whatever else I'm supposed to tell people."
"I'm planning on getting here early too," he added. "That way I'll have time to buy a bowl of skittles and gummy bears and settle in before the rush. Have you seen the lights here? They're paper mache or something, it's great!"
O'Donnell said she is "incredibly excited" for the upcoming donor event. "It's a Thursday, and that's a BIG 'fro-yo night,' according to the locals. The only thing I'm concerned about is our competition. Cold Stone, Ben & Jerry's, and the Yogurt Pump are all aggressive marketers, and they get remarkable sales on weekday nights," O'Donnell said.
"I've also heard the Romney folks might be setting up shop at the Domino's up the road but that doesn't really worry us."
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