The Flying Saucer – a chain of beer bars throughout Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and the Carolinas – recently kicked off its 2008 Presidential Poll.

Customers can “vote” for their favorite candidates by purchasing special pint glasses, which the Saucer created for each candidate, for $5. Votes are tallied at the end of each day, and polling lasts until election night, Nov. 4. The Saucer hosted its first poll in 2004, and it accurately predicted the winner of the election – 4,448 Bush to 3,569 Kerry.

Thus far, Obama leads overall with 9,131 votes (55 percent) to McCain’s 7,603 (45 percent). Obama also has a large lead in Raleigh. You can view up-to-date poll results, as well as images of the glasses, by visiting www.beerknurd.com and clicking on the Presidential Poll icon.