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During the day, [Emma Mulvaney-Stanak] stays parked at her desk in the back of the Vermont Democratic Party headquarters on Battery Street in Burlington. At 1 p.m. on a recent Tuesday, she hadn't yet had lunch. That's usually postponed until 2 or 3 in the afternoon, when she snags a sandwich from Cobblestone Deli or the Burlington Bay Market across the street. She adds sheepishly, "I've been known to eat stale doughnuts when necessary." That's not an option today: The Dunkin Donuts Munchkins box by the door is empty.
Party Communications Director Andy Bouska is about to heat up a dish of leftover mac and cheese. He says the staff and volunteers who run the phone banks at night consume vast quantities of pizza from Leonardo's. "I haven't seen a lot of salads being eaten this cycle," quips Bouska. "Campaigns are not conducive to dieting."They're eating a little better at the Rich Tarrant for Senate campaign offices in Colchester. Campaign Manager Tim Lennon lets a reporter peek inside the campaign's chest-high brown fridge on a Thursday morning. It reveals lots of Breyer's Natural Vanilla Yogurt, a block of Cabot cheese, some homemade iced tea and a bottle of Newman's Own salad dressing. No beer. Lennon points out that they've got plenty of soft drinks, though - several cases of Mug Root Beer and Sierra Mist Lemon-Lime soda occupy a nearby closet. The staff serves them with pizza to the evening phone-bank volunteers.See the full content of this document
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The Democracy Diet
When Matt Dunne, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, held a reception in Burlington last Wednesday, he invited voters to meet him at Viva Espresso. The Old North End café serves sandwiches and baked goods that are made mostly by Vermont producers using local ingredients.
One woman sampled an apple blackberry m...See the full content of this document
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