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" DEBATING PARTY POLITICS and fueling the lumbering campaign bus that is the presidential race just aren&amp;#039;t part of my agenda. But when true duty calls--seeing to the perfect potable with which to mark a momentous occasion--I always answer. So in the name of democracy, herewith my cocktails for each candidate&amp;#039;s victory celebration. For the left side of the aisle, I have created the Gauche Gimlet, because I have it on good authority that gin was a special request for a Gore clan visit to New York. And for the GOP, I have developed the Crude Cosmopolitan, so named in honor of the Republican team&amp;#039;s oil pedigree. Of course, whatever your party affiliation, on November 7 we&amp;#039;ll all have something to drink to: victory, consolation, or just the fact that it&amp;#039;s finally over. Gauche Gimlet In a chilled martini glass, splash Rose&amp;#039;s lime juice (about \u00BC oz), then tilt and turn the glass to coat the inside. In an ice-filled mixing glass, stir 3 oz Tanqueray No. Ten gin and \u00BC oz Rose&amp;#039;s lime juice about 30 times, until well chilled. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a thin lime peel, twisted above the glass, then dropped in.  Crude Cosmopolitan  In an ice-filled shaker, pour 2 \u00BD oz Absolut Citron vodka, 1 \u00BD oz simple syrup (50/50 sugar and water, dissolved together), \u00BE oz fresh-squeezed lime juice, \u00BD oz Cointreau orange liqueur, and \u00BD oz cranberry juice. Shake ingredients to a slow ten count and strain into a chilled martini glass. To garnish, pour in a slick of Mandarine Napol\u00E9on liqueur, Chambord raspberry liqueur, or blue cura\u00E7ao. Ten Things: The Vote? Get Out! Sure, the system&amp;#039;s flawed. The rhetoric, the scandals, and the omnipresent cloud of big money have left us so jaded that one out of two Americans avoids the electoral process altogether. What&amp;#039;s a republic to do? No idea, but here&amp;#039;s how people around the globe handle the exercising of their franchises. Maybe we could learn something. --ROBERT SCHEFFLER 1) Leaders among the American Indian Kwakiutl give away food, clothing, and jewelry in the hope that the electorate will reward the great dispensers of loot by keeping them in office.  2) Sudanese nomads pack up and move their tents closer to their favorite candidate. The man with the most neighbors in the end wins. 3) Certain tribes of New Guineans have been known to give away the store to the man who can supply the longest yam in the land.  4) For a mayoral election in New Mexico, the decision was in the candidates&amp;#039; hands: The victor took all in a five-card showdown.  5) Mom knows best according to the Haudenosaunee American Indian nations, in which selecting a chief is left to the clan mother.  6) In African Mandinkan society, which is a gerontocracy, villagers determine the oldest one among them and put him in charge. 7) The !Kung of southern Africa look to the man with the largest harem, which is considered a symbol of his superior ability to provide, which would make Hugh Hefner the decisive victor for U. S. president.  8) An unemployed Dutch construction worker was recently crowned chief in Ghana after accepting an invitation from a local elder. 9) Jesse Jackson might kick start his political career by simply relocating to Samoa, where the crowd is so wowed by oratory prowess that they choose their chief based on his rabble-rousing. 10) Rio&amp;#039;s Rei Momo (carnival king) is chosen for weighing the most. This has also become the most dangerous election since the dance component was added. FOR ESQUIRE&amp;#039;S DRINKS DATABASE--FEATURING RECIPES FOR MORE THAN 150 CLASSIC COCKTAILS--VISIT ESQUIRE.COM/DRINKING. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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