Is America ready for a vegetarian president?

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published 21 May 2015

America has already proven it's ready for a black president. But what about a president who eschews a nice cut of beef in favor of a salad packed with leafy greens?

Here's the Huffington Post with a scoop on 2016 GOP hopeful Ben Carson:

Carson, the only openly vegetarian candidate in the 2016 pool, has avoided meat for decades. He told the Vegetarian Times in 1990 that his religion and health concerns inspired his diet. Politico confirmed with Carson's campaign that the candidate remains mostly meatless, noting Carson's lifestyle would put him at odds with the meat industry in Iowa, an important primary election state.The meat industry in Iowa and nationwide has been aggressively lobbying against proposed federal dietary guidelines that would encourage people to eat more vegetables and less red and processed meat. [The Huffington Post]

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Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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