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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM AUGUST 21-27, 2019 UCW 5 OPINION MARGARET DICKSON, Columnist. COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Who knew? by MARGARET DICKSON Love him or loathe him, Americans know a great deal about Donald Trump. We know about his three marriages to foreign-born and/or women who mod- el. We know about his five children with three different mothers, and we know about his nonexistent wellness routine involving a penchant for fast food. We know much less about the per- sonal lives and habits of most of the con- tenders for the Democratic nomination, all of whom want to oust Trump. At last Google, 24 Democrats — not all of them household names by any means — have announced the candidacies. Most of us know next to nothing about most of them — other than political positions, and probably not much of those. In addition, for only the second time in United States history, there is a chance that the presidential spouse might actually be a first gentleman, not a first lady. Here are three men staring at that possibility. e Huffington Post says Bruce Mann is the husband Elizabeth Warren refers to as "sweetie." e presidential hopeful couple live in Cambridge, Massachu- setts, with Bailey, their golden retriever, when they are not on the campaign trail. Married for nearly 39 years, they met at a law conference in Florida and married in 1980, after Warren proposed to Mann in a college classroom. Like his wife, Mann's career has been as a law profes- sor, though she got tenure at Harvard before he did. Huff Post speculates that Mann, who favors front-zip sweaters, would wear traditional suits by Ameri- can designers for inaugural events. Kamala Harris also married a fellow lawyer, Douglas Emhoff, a partner in a Los Angeles-Washington firm and a transplanted New Yorker. e two met on a blind date set up by a mu- tual friend. Shortly thereafter, Emhoff dropped to his knee and proposed. Harris said yes, and they celebrate their fifth anniversary this month. Har- ris calls Emhoff her best friend and sous chef, because they enjoy cooking together. Emhoff is Jewish, and Huff Post speculates that his holiday theme for the White House would involve multi- cultural celebrations. Jonathan Gillibrand, whose presiden- tial-hopeful wife, Kristen, took his name when they married in 2001, is a British national and business consultant. e couple met on a blind date. When he proposed using a snowball as a prop to hold the engagement ring, the bride- to-be almost threw the snowball at a squirrel before she realized she should open it. e couple has two sons. Huff Post speculates that he would want pints of Guinness served at the White House Christmas Party. Huff Post forgot a fourth potential first gentleman, Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Pete Buttigieg. At 29, he is by far the youngest of the first gentleman hope- fuls. At the moment, he is on leave from his job as a Montessori teacher in South Bend, Indiana, helping his husband campaign for president. e couple met four years ago and married in June of 2018, making them potentially the first same-sex couple to live in the White House. Chasten Buttigieg has been quoted as saying his priorities as first gentleman would be improving public education, access to arts education, and mental health. Moving along, other aspects of the campaign trail are getting attention as well. e Huff Post also wanted to know how candidates in the crowded field are taking care of themselves — physically, mentally and spiritually. Cory Booker says that in the mornings he exercises, meditates and reads some- thing not given to him by his staff. Kamala Harris says she goes to spin cycle classes and cooks for herself, adding this. "You have to work out. … It has nothing to do with your weight. It's about your mind." Kirsten Gillibrand works out in the early mornings in women-owned studios and also attends Christian worship services. And, former Vice President Joe Biden? According to his staff, Biden stops regu- larly on the campaign trail for a scoop or two of ice cream, which they view as a form of self-care. Perhaps that is why Biden remains the Democratic frontrunner. 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