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Olive Garden's pasta pass ID rule fuels voter ID debate

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Olive Garden's pasta pass ID rule fuels voter ID debate

Democrats are on the receiving end of a viral punchline after the restaurant chain Olive Garden shared the rules of its 'Never-Ending Pasta Pass.' The pass allows customers unlimited meals, but only if the passholder presents a valid photo ID that matches the name printed on the pass when ordering. The post Democrats M

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Democrats are on the receiving end of a viral punchline after the restaurant chain Olive Garden shared the rules of its 'Never-Ending Pasta Pass.' The pass allows customers unlimited meals, but only if the passholder presents a valid photo ID that matches the name printed on the pass when ordering. The post Democrats M

Democrats are on the receiving end of a viral punchline after the restaurant chain Olive Garden shared the rules of its 'Never-Ending Pasta Pass.' The pass allows customers unlimited meals, but only if the passholder presents a valid photo ID that matches the name printed on the pass when ordering. Add the Olive Garden Pasta Pass to the list of things more secure than our elections. Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass has become an unlikely flashpoint in the fight over voter identification, after conservatives seized on the restaurant's ID policy to argue it is more stringent than voting requirements in some states.

Gateway Pundit reported the story as "Democrats Mocked After Olive Garden's ID Policy Goes Viral- Stricter Than Some Blue State Voter Requirements-'Pasta Deals Are Literally More Secure Than Our Elections'."

3 sources have covered this story, including Gateway Pundit, The Western Journal and Washington Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.

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