The 2012 Presidential race stakes are high with both candidates hoping to win the public’s favor. With the National Conventions just around the corner and the highly anticipated presidential election, the political season is starting to gear up in Washington, D.C. The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. hotel’s Lobby Bar will celebrate the occasion with delectable cocktail and menu offerings inspired by locally sourced favorites from each presidential and vice presidential candidate’s home town.

Choose your cocktail choose your candidate — beginning August 27 through November 6th, The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. invites you to elevate your “inner politician” with one of their presidential cocktails. “Believe” in Romney? Enjoy a Grand Old Fashioned made with bourbon, muddled strawberries and oranges, Peychauds Bitters and topped with a “conservative” splash of Club soda. “Forward” with Obama? Salute your allegiance with a Blue Bourbon Baracks, made with a “liberal” pour of bourbon, fresh blueberries, Angostura Bitters, and topped with Ginger Ale.

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