meet the mayor

[ciao_yall]

A true bribe would need to be more transactional to me, like giving you a free meal if you agree to vote for him.  In this case, it is not, they are simply giving everyone a free meal so they have a captive audience to try to convince.  A fine line perhaps, but different.

I. Reality, politicians have been donating time to work at soup kitchens for decades.  This is no different in that they are providing food to low income people to make them look good. 

It is a little slimy maybe, but that is politics.

One's vote is private, so a voter can accept the meal, nod and smile and then vote for the opposing candidate.