Quote: (11-17-2011 11:00 AM)MiXX Wrote:
Quote: (11-17-2011 10:37 AM)Timoteo Wrote:
Also, ANYONE can run for political office - even you or me.
You mean ANYONE with abundant financial means to campaign themselves can run for office. My political friends always pop their faces around election time so that I can contribute campaign funds and money for their election. It's always about money when it comes to politics.
Elections are won with money! Obama was not broke or ever was broke, even in College!
The more bankrupt you are, the more you won't even have funds to create flyers for your campaign. And this guys sounds like he was dead broke - well, we now find out he was broke, and homeless.
Mixx
Yes Mixx, you need money if you're going to have a chance to win, but ANYONE can file a petition and theoretically run. You don't need money up front to enter a political race. You obviously have to put together your organization, fundraising, etc. When the article states he "ran" for Governor, that doesn't mean he was a MAJOR candidate. In primaries, there are tons of candidates for office, but with each passing week more and more of them drop out because they can't raise money. Also, there are no real educational requirements for running for office other than maybe a high school diploma. To run for President, you only need to have been born in the US and be 35 years old. That's it. Naturally, most average citizens don't decide to run for office, but that's really the only criteria you have to meet. How long you can actually stay in the race depends on how much money you can raise. I would assume this guy was some sort of fringe candidate that had to drop out early, but maybe got himself mentioned in a local newspaper...
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