Have You Cast Your Vote In The Monogram Shop's Brilliant Cup Election?

Whoever thought monograms could be so political?

The other evening, strolling around East Hampton, I was surprised to find in the storefront window of the famous Monogram Shop a bar cart prominently stocked with Trump 2020 plastic cups and cocktail napkins. Now, seeing no other napkins in sight, I jumped to the conclusion I think most would. That here was just another Hamptons disappointment (à la the boat marinas in Montauk filled with Trump flags).

But alas, I was shockingly, wonderfully mistaken!

The past few election seasons, The Monogram Shop has embarked on a local polling project likely more accurate than Gallup's. So what do they do, might you ask? The shop simply keeps track of which candidate sells the most cups.

As their last update from the race stands, from August 7th, Biden can be seen comfortably holding an 1,000 cup lead over Trump. But most interesting? As noted in the shop's caption, "this semester the cups/ either side/ have not sold as robustly in years past," finishing that they don't pretend to know what that means.

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Cup count today..... what I would say is that this semester the cups/ either side/ have not sold as robustly as in years past. I don’t pretend to know what that means.#election2020#monogramshopcupcount2020
A post shared by The Monogram Shop East Hampton (@themonogramshopeasthampton) on Aug 7, 2020 at 2:25pm PDT

Certainly, it can't mean that people are as inspired one way or the other in comparison to elections past. Which isn't necessarily the best of news.

Want to make your vote heard? Head to The Monogram Shop in East Hampton and pick up your election party swag!