According to one satirical website Election 2008 will see many Americans voting not with their feet, but with their stomachs. With an expanding demographic of overweight voters, candidates are stopping in cities to impress bulkier citizens by showing how they love gorging too.

True to his name John McCain has showed a preference for the chips. Rudi Guiliani has been chomping hot dogs at every opportunity, while Hillary Clinton has promised free ice cream to democratic voters. Meanwhile Barrack Obama has been wolfing pies in the mid-west to secure the pie wagon vote.

Dieticians predict all of the candidates will put on 30 to 40 pounds by Novemeber - putting them in line with the average American voter.