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Serve a winning slate of food specific to each candidate and keep everyone cool when the debates heat up with cocktails like the Obamarita and the McCain Martini.
Never before has an Election and all involved employed the full outreach of online technology as this one.
Keep current and send online invitations to let everyone know about your event.
Include your Debate Party details along with relevant links, such as candidate websites, so guests can brush up on campaign issues and get the most out of the evening.
The tentative Debate Schedule is:
September 26, 2008 - Presidential Debate in Oxford, Mississippi
October 2, 2008 - Vice-Presidential Debate in St. Louis, Missouri
October 7, 2008 - Presidential Debate in Nashville, TN
October 15, 2008 - Presidential Debate in Hempstead, New York
For more information and schedule updates visit The American Presidency Project.
Barack Obama is the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate and a Senator from Illinois.
To celebrate Obama and the great state of Illinois, serve a sampling of classic Chicago food like deep-dish pizza or bratwurst.Recipe Suggestions:
Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza
Beer and Onion Brats
Chicago Meatballs
For cocktails, serve Margaritas and call them Obamaritas.
Joe Biden
Joe Biden is the 2008 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate and a Senator from Delaware.Delawareans love their chicken and the state is famous for its poultry. So, in honor of Biden, serve a chicken appetizer at your party.
Recipe Suggestions:
Chicken Salad Wonton Cups
Chicken Roulade Appetizers
Honey Mustard Chicken Wraps
John McCain
John McCain is the 2008 Republican Presidential candidate and a Senator from Arizona.Pay tribute to this veteran politician from Arizona by offering Southwestern style cuisine at the party.
Recipe Suggestions:
Black Bean Salsa
Layered Three Cheese Nachos
Pork and Tomatillo Chili
Mix up McCain Martinis as a GOP party drink.
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin is the 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and the Governor of Alaska.
Palin provides some of tasty seafood opportunities for your party because of her Alaskan background.
Recipe Suggestions:
Baked Alaskan King Crab & Artichoke Dip
Smoked Salmon Shrimp Pate
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
Inflatable Patriotic Guitars
American Flag Noisemakers
No doubt, you'll go with the old red, white and blue at your Debate Party.
To make everyone feel welcome, give equal decorating weight to each political party.
Try these ideas to decorate your Debate Party:
Fly bouquets of red, white and blue balloons tied to Democrat donkey weights and Republican elephant weights.Hang patriotic bunting around the room.
Use party supplies themed to please both Democrat and Republican guests.
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