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What does our diet say about our politics?

Can you tell a Democrat by their salad? A Republican by their hamburger? An Independent by their coffee? With the outcome of the US presidential election just days away, The Food Chain looks at the surprising role food has played in a campaign like no other. We visit Arizona, a swing state in this year鈥檚 election, to see whether Americans think your food preference can be determined by your political preference. Regina Ragone of Family Circle magazine tells the 麻豆社鈥檚 Kent DePinto how a comment by Hilary Clinton started a nation-wide baking contest that has been running since 1992. Plus, Lizzie O鈥橪eary from Marketplace follows the money to understand how the political wishes of big food companies is expressed in political donations. We look at how taco trucks have become one the 2016 election's most polarizing issues. And we hear about the forgotten tradition of the American election cake.

Photo: A blueberry pie in the design of an American flag. Photo Credit: Thinkstock

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Mon 7 Nov 2016 01:32GMT

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