Originally Posted by mosburger

I remember reading some press stories during the Bush administatrion years about a political divide between chain and non-chain restaurants.

If I recall them correctly, conservatives were suspicious of stand-alone eateries, viewing them as too "liberal" and "non-conformist". The conservative thing to do, at least during that era, was apparently to dine at chain restaurants that offered no disturbing surprises.

Any takes on this?