The Benefits of Food for Political Fund Raising

Politicians have long strained to associate themselves with the values of motherhood, country and apple pie. But it may be in the last of these connections to food that they have been most clever. It is white house tradition to try to sway votes of balking legislators over a meal. When an important bill is up for grabs, out comes the silverware. And political fund raising these days regularly involves the presentation of food. The advantages to this pairing of the affairs of the table with those of the state are several.