What Will The Candidates do for Cinco de Mayo?

A look at media coverage lends some clues

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May 04, 2016, 10:33 ET

DAYTON, Ohio, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- How will the 2016 Presidential Election candidates celebrate Cinco de Mayo? A look at important moments in each candidates' campaign may offers some tongue-in-cheek clues to their plans, according to analysts at LexisNexis Newsdesk.

How will the candidates spend Cinco de Mayo? Senator Bernie Sanders might celebrate by enjoying a burrito... which will lead to an internet meme nicknaming him Burnito Sanders.

While LexisNexis offers insights into the media coverage surrounding the 2016 Presidential Election – including share of voice, sentiment, hot topics and social buzz. For its Cinco de Mayo analysis, the company turned its eyes to media coverage associated with immigration, Mexican-American relations, Hispanics, and Latinos, including the quotes, keywords and sentiment expressed in each. Analysis of almost 15 weeks of media coverage gave the company an idea for a humorous take on how presidential hopefuls might spend Cinco de Mayo.

Secretary Hillary Clinton will take her senior campaign staff out for dinner and margaritas but insist that they use her own private server.
Governor John Kasich, known for not backing down from impossible feats, will invite the media to watch him eat—in one sitting—everything on the menu at Don Pablos.
Senator Bernie Sanders will celebrate by visiting his favorite taco stand. Snaps from his run for the border will lead to an internet meme nicknaming him Burnito Sanders.
Donald Trump will visit a five-star Mexican restaurant and special-order a 30-foot tall taco—and then leave the tab for Mexico.

And while he is no longer a candidate in the race, Senator Ted Cruz will likely spend Cinco de Mayo at a fiesta with Speaker John Boehner, where they take turns swinging at a Trump piñata.

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