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Meet the dogs of the 2020 presidential race
By Heather Timmons
February 17, 2019
The Democratic field for the 2020 presidential election is already crowded, with about a dozen declared and likely candidates, and several more waiting in the wings.
Most are running on similar platforms, promising a reversal of Donald Trump’s climate change–denying policies, better wages for the middle class, expanded healthcare benefits, and electoral reform that would beat back the influence of dark money. But several also have a four-legged secret weapon—a dog.
Trump is the first US president in more than 100 years not to have a dog in the White House, and Democratic candidates who do have one are flaunting their dog ownership, a crowd-pleasing way to put more distance between themselves and the president.
Tapping into America’s deep and growing love of dogs is a politically savvy move. About 68% of all American homes have a pet, the American Pet Products Association reported last year, up from 56% three decades ago, and 62% of all homes have a dog. Dog culture is everywhere, from Twitter account Breitbark News (Home of the #AltBite) that pens dog-based parodies of political events to the televised Philadelphia’s National Dog Show, which drew some 20 million viewers in November.
No wonder they’re becoming running mates. Here’s the pups to watch:
Elizabeth Warren and Bailey
The Massachusetts Senator’s golden retriever hit the campaign trail with her last month, when Warren introduced the “two guys” her life, Bailey and her husband Bruce:
Warren named Bailey after the main character George Bailey in the film It’s a Wonderful Life, she said when she got the new puppy as a surprise gift from her husband last summer. “We named him after George Bailey, the community banker in It’s a Wonderful Life — a guy who was decent, determined & saw the best in people,” Warren wrote. “I always thought the role of GB was written for a Golden Retriever, but Jimmy Stewart did a nice job with it.”
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https://qz.com/1552748/meet-the-dogs-of-the-2020-presidential-race/
February 17, 2019
The Democratic field for the 2020 presidential election is already crowded, with about a dozen declared and likely candidates, and several more waiting in the wings.
Most are running on similar platforms, promising a reversal of Donald Trump’s climate change–denying policies, better wages for the middle class, expanded healthcare benefits, and electoral reform that would beat back the influence of dark money. But several also have a four-legged secret weapon—a dog.
Trump is the first US president in more than 100 years not to have a dog in the White House, and Democratic candidates who do have one are flaunting their dog ownership, a crowd-pleasing way to put more distance between themselves and the president.
Tapping into America’s deep and growing love of dogs is a politically savvy move. About 68% of all American homes have a pet, the American Pet Products Association reported last year, up from 56% three decades ago, and 62% of all homes have a dog. Dog culture is everywhere, from Twitter account Breitbark News (Home of the #AltBite) that pens dog-based parodies of political events to the televised Philadelphia’s National Dog Show, which drew some 20 million viewers in November.
No wonder they’re becoming running mates. Here’s the pups to watch:
Elizabeth Warren and Bailey
The Massachusetts Senator’s golden retriever hit the campaign trail with her last month, when Warren introduced the “two guys” her life, Bailey and her husband Bruce:
Warren named Bailey after the main character George Bailey in the film It’s a Wonderful Life, she said when she got the new puppy as a surprise gift from her husband last summer. “We named him after George Bailey, the community banker in It’s a Wonderful Life — a guy who was decent, determined & saw the best in people,” Warren wrote. “I always thought the role of GB was written for a Golden Retriever, but Jimmy Stewart did a nice job with it.”
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https://qz.com/1552748/meet-the-dogs-of-the-2020-presidential-race/
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