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“The exception has been Cory Booker, who if he were to win the nomination would become the first vegan to run for a major party in a presidential election.
Booker’s abstinence from meaty treats on the campaign trail could create a precedent for other candidates, to move away from the idea that they are relatable only if they can successfully eat a dead animal using the correct local customs.
But Booker is making no promises to make campaigning more diet-friendly. When asked on The View how he would cope at the Iowa state fair, where both Trump and Clinton were photographed eating a pork chop on a stick, he replied that there would still be ‘lots of deep-fried stuff that I will be able to eat.'”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/24/us-election-2020-food-photo-ops?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xOTAzMjQ%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_emailFood fight: can we have a presidential election without junk food photo ops?Long seen as the mark of a candidate’s relatability, America’s obsession with food may also be sexist and unhealthy