Must see: America, meet your next president
posted at 12:41 pm on May 15, 2014 by Allahpundit
Via David Freddoso, every minute of Harley Brown is worth watching here, but if you’re too lazy to skip around, at least watch the bit that begins at 19:40 and his closing statement at 52:20, when he reveals that God has indeed ordained that he’ll occupy the Oval Office someday. It’s not that far-fetched, really. As I recall, Lincoln wore biker gear throughout his debates with Stephen Douglas and also had a master’s degree in “raising hell.”
Believe it or not, there is a brilliant strategy at work here. But it’s not Brown’s.
Idaho Republican Gov. Butch Otter (no relation) is facing a primary challenge this year from Russ Fulcher, a conservative state senator. Idaho is a really conservative place and Otter has angered his party’s base by supporting the Common Core math and science standards, so the incumbent isn’t taking any chances. When it came time for Otter and Fulcher to debate, the governor insisted on opening up the floor. He argued that all candidates should be allowed on stage, which sounds nice and democratic in theory, but in practice meant that Fulcher had to split time with two people who will never be governor—also-rans Haley Brown and Walt Bayes.
Otter wanted the debate to be a circus, knowing that most of the coverage the next day would be about Brown and the Jasper Beardly to his left, not Fulcher. Right now, Jeb Bush and all the other “safe” establishment choices for 2016 are watching this clip and having the very same thought about the upcoming GOP debates: Alex Jones, moderator.
Exit question: Brown would probably stand a chance in Minnesota, wouldn’t he? (Sorry, Ed.)
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