Stumping And Eating in New Hampshire
Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth
Another addition to our series stumping and eating, the role of food in elections. Today let's talk about campaigning in the swing state of New Hampshire. Campaigning in the state during the summer months means attending lots of lobster bakes, clam bakes, and ice cream socials. Candidates stop for ice cream and at bakeries but most often local party activist suggest the best venues for breakfast with voters and they also held breakfast event in private homes, political clubs, and civic institutions such as Rotary and or Lions clubs. I am not sure if a Politics and Eggs Breakfast event is a distinctly New Hampshire institution, but from all accounts it’s a necessity to win the state. A typical New Hampshire breakfast might include smoked bacon, ham and salmon, farm fresh eggs, French toast, jams, breads and muffins.
