Texas Dem Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4K on cookies, beer, wine…

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKaty Padilla Stout, the Democratic nominee in Texas's twenty-third district, reported spending four thousand three hundred thirty-eight dollars on cookies, beer, wine and food, the New York Post reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith me is Winifred Abernathy-Oyelaran, executive director of the Lone Star Committee for Responsible Snacking. Is a cookie a campaign expense?

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   Winifred Abernathy-OyelaranTo be clear, a cookie is outreach.

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   Winifred Abernathy-OyelaranEvery shortbread is a handshake, and this tray here is the electorate, so please be gentle with how you speak about it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the beer and wine are outreach too?

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   Winifred Abernathy-OyelaranTo be clear, the beer is a town hall.

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   Winifred Abernathy-OyelaranThe wine is a smaller town hall, with a cheese component, and I won't say who attended, only that the cheese was very persuasive.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCheese. I only asked about the drinks.

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   Winifred Abernathy-OyelaranAnd to be clear, voters in a district this size are hungry, Hank, and I have a lot of shortbread to account for, and most of it is right here on my lap.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMa'am, that is four thousand dollars of snacks, and I'm asking where the voters were.

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    Winifred Abernathy-OyelaranTo be clear, you're looking at the only voter who showed up. Mm, she's delicious.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, is there a forecast for crumbs?