Attention from NY Post, Elon Musk gives Trump major lead in Busken cookie poll

Former President Donald Trump is in the lead by over 10,000 cookie sales in Busken Bakery's cookie poll following national media attention.

The Cincinnati bakery shared on Facebook Saturday that it had sold 13,433 caricature cookies of Trump and 3,313 of Vice President Kamala Harris . Busken added that thousands of cookies have shipped nationwide after a Sept. 23 New York Post article profiled Trump's lead in the Cincinnati cookie poll. X owner Elon Musk shared the article to the platform the same day.

The bakery posted to its Instagram Story Monday morning that the cookie count had risen to 15,200 sales for Trump and 4,594 for Harris.

The presidential cookies, designed by local artist Jim White, are available at all Busken locations and online at Busken.com for shipping. The poll, which closes at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5, even includes an independent option dubbed the Cookie Party.

One cookie purchased counts as one vote, all tallied Monday through Friday. Results are posted daily on the bakery's social media stories and twice per week on its main feeds, Dan Busken, the bakery's president and CEO, told The Enquirer.

The bakery's presidential cookie poll has predicted the winner of every presidential election since 1984, with the exception of the 2020 election when Trump treats outsold President Joe Biden cookies .

(This story was updated to add a video.)

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