Obama: Four More Beers!

"Barack Obama and Dakota Meyer Sharing a Beer"

This post makes me laugh - and it's from NPR, not The Onion or anything:

"As The Washington Post reports, the "beer vote" is crucial — especially when going after independent voters:

"According to a survey conducted by Scarborough Research, 47 percent of independent voters drank a beer in the past 30 days, while just 40 percent of Republicans and 39 percent of Democrats did."

If you found out one of the candidates drinks your favorite beer would it sway your decision?  Does any particular beverage sway your vote one way or the other?  

And what's with all the beer guzzling independents?  Does critical thinking drive people to drink?