The hot dog is quintessentially American. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council says we will consume 150 million wieners on Independence Day. When Americans celebrate freedom, we crave encased meat to test our diets, and our presidents.
Candidates for the highest office in the land are wont to be pictured eating a wiener. The candid shots are fodder for comedians, but we like to know our leaders aren’t above mugging with our favorite food. And because the hot dog is synonymous with a day that boasts our exceptionalism, the photo-op might also say something about that candidate's patriotism.
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