Tour-O-Meter
| October 30th, 2009 | Category: Bus Tour |The count so far - from 6 a.m. Friday to 2:30 pm on Monday
880 miles 20 counties 1,183,796 times the wheels went round & round on the bus
| Number of people in advance vehicles on Sunday: 5 | Number of stops so far: 36 |
| Number of people crammed into follow vehicle on Sunday: 9 | Number of times volunteers to voters: “The other guys still haven’t offered a plan” mentioned: 8,449 (+/- 2,500) |
| Number of laptops per person on bus: 0.5 | Number of times: My opponents are “buying and lying in this election” mentioned: 32 |
| Number of cell phones per person on bus: 1.3 | Number of “thank you for running” mentions by people who talked to Chris Daggett: 1,020 |
| Number of granola bars eaten on bus: 102
Number of donuts eaten on bus: 71 Number of carrot sticks eaten on bus: 1 |
Number of “you’ve got my vote” voter statements: We lost count after “A lot” |
| Number of people met: we lost count after 1,000, we certainly lost track after 10,000 | Number of “where to find Daggett/Esposito on the ballot” cards handed out: 23,000 |
| Number of diners visited: 5 | Number of references in total to revolution: 17 |
| Number of train/ferry stations visited: 10 | Number of people who have said something like “I’m so sick of politics in NJ”: 1,100 |
| Number of coffee shops/sports bars/bakeries: 25 | Number of small business owners in just 3 blocks on Main St in Hackensack who are really angry about economy & voting for Daggett: 21 |
| Number of Spanish speakers on bus: 5
Number of Estonian speakers on bus: 0 |
Number gas station attendants who came up to Lee (a guy on our bus) and said they’re voting for Daggett: 5 of 7 at last gas station |
| Number of Yankee fans on ticket: 1 (Daggett)
Number of Phillies fans on ticket: 1 (Esposito) Number of sad Met fans in back of bus: 3 |
Number of coffees personally drunk by Frank Esposito: 16 |
| Number of cups of coffee/tea consumed: 121 | Number of coffees personally drunk by Chris Daggett: 0 |
| Pieces of Jolt Gum consumed: 123 | Number of coffees personally made for Bea Daggett by Chris Daggett: 3 |
We’re trying to keep accurate track, but we’re also trying to win an election. Please forgive any small inaccuracies in the data.
