Why Presidential Campaigns Are Doling Out So Much Ice Cream

[TexasTowelie]

KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Tie-dyes, ice cream socials, and movie nights were once the stuff of sleepaway camps, local neighborhood associations, and community churches.

But in the Granite State this August, each of these activities was organized not by a 20-something counselor at Cabin Five, but by a staffer, likely around the same age, for one of the 20 Democratic presidential candidates looking to break out in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary on February 11.

Mamas4Kamala, a subgroup of Kamala Harris’s campaign in New Hampshire, organized the tie-dye event one Saturday afternoon in the campaign’s Nashua office. “We will be tie-dying shirts using Team Kamala colors. Bring your friends, family, kids, Mamas and more!” the event description read.

Accompanied by the real-life Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s fame, Bernie Sanders has appeared at a smattering of ice cream socials for his campaign across the state. Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden have gotten in on the ice cream game too.

Read more: https://prospect.org/article/why-presidential-campaigns-are-doling-out-so-much-ice-cream
(American Prospect)

[House of Roberts]

1. Why?

Because just about everybody likes it?