By sharing local delicacies with the common people, leaders show affection toward them and narrow the distance between politics and ordinary life. Political leaders are inclined to use food to keep in touch with the populace.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, takes a bite of pizza during lunch with his wife Ann while campaigning at Village Pizza in Newport, Dec 20, 2011, and then-Senator Barack Obama, right, takes a bite of pizza at American Dream Pizza in Corvallis, March 21, 2008. Pizza Hut is offering a lifetime of free pizza, one large pie a week for 30 years, or a check for $15,600 to anyone who poses the question "Sausage or pepperoni?" to either President Barack Obama or Republican candidate Mitt Romney during the live Town Hall-style debate, Oct 16, 2012. [Photo/icpress.cn]
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