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As election season heats up, presidential candidates both declared and undeclared have stepped up their “folksy anecdote” game, trading barbs about who shops at Kohl’s and who doesn’t. When it comes to running for president, the real winner will be the person who can successfully convince America they are not rich while simultaneously raising millions of dollars in campaign funding. See if you can match the presidential candidates with the anecdotes they tell to show just how down-to-earth they are.
1 This candidate coached his or her son’s Little League team.
Hillary Clinton
Mike Huckabee
Scott Walker
Marco Rubio
Jeb Bush
Rand Paul
Ted Cruz
Chris Christie2 This candidate (falsely) stated that all four of his or her grandparents were immigrants.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie3 This candidate got weird looks when he or she asked for “sawmill gravy” and grits at a Manhattan restaurant.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie4 This candidate owed over $100,000 in student loans after graduation.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie5 This candidate frequently drives his or herself to Chipotle.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie6 This candidate touts his underprivileged upbringing as the child of a bartender and a maid.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie7 This candidate has mastered the art of Kohl’s cash.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie8 This candidate’s father was a World War II veteran who owned a small drapery business.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie9 This candidate worked at McDonald’s in high school.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie10 This candidate feels disconnected from “people who have never fired a gun, never fished with a cane pole, never cooked with propane, or never changed a tire.”
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie11 This candidate’s father is a Cuban immigrant who put himself through college by washing dishes.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris Christie12 This candidate frequently quotes the advice of his “tough as nails” Sicilian mother.
Hillary ClintonMike HuckabeeScott WalkerMarco RubioJeb BushRand PaulTed CruzChris ChristieMatch the Presidential Candidate With the Folksy Anecdote Quiz Results
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