"THE CAD" Favors Stilp/Potts Bipartisan Write-In Campaigns
So far, neither Stilp nor Potts has yet declared his candidacy for office this year. A leader of efforts on their behalf, H. Thurston Cadwalader, VII--known as "THE CAD" to his friends--thinks this "brilliant political strategy." Cadwalader has recently formed Plutocrats Organized On Pay, or P.O.O.R. for short.
He points to the "sinking" campaigns of Ed Rendell, Rick Santorum, and retiring members of the Pennsylvania legislature. "The people are tired of voting for candidates for office who want to serve in office. What they want are reluctant candidates who don't really want to serve in office."
Says THE CAD, "The best strategy for the Stilp/Potts forces is to wait until after the filing date for both political parties and then run a massive write-in campaign for Stilp/Potts for Governor and Lieutenant Governor for both the Democratic and Republican nominations. After they win both party nominations this way, they will be be absolutely unbeatable in November.
"Stilp and Potts should never announce their candidacies or campaign. But there should be a media saturation campaign like the public has never been seen before. There should be a $10 million dollar MINIMUM contribution for contributors. We should be able to raise about $250 million for this and blow all the other candidates out the water. It will be an example of campaign finance reform at its finest.
"Further, this strategy has a built in PLAN B. If Stilp/Potts fails to win either party nomination by some travesty of justice, they they will be able to get on the ballot as an independent team in the fall."
I like the boldness of this approach. THE CAD expresses full confidence that raising $250 million in units of at least $10 million would be "a piece of cake." If this strategy works, it will revolutionize American politics.
My sole hesitation is that it is a rather expensive strategy. The legislative pay raise costs the average citizen about twenty cents a person. Of course, it costs us plutocrats a lot more--especially in the psychic damage of knowing that state legislators value their own work, which we know is totally worthless--but could think of other things I would rather do with $10 million of my annual earnings, even if it is only a small part of them.
In any case, THE CAD's plan deserves the attention of the blogosphere. When I asked THE CAD about his anticipated public reaction, he said, "They'll ignore it and they'll laugh at it. Only after we pull it off will they take it seriously, and then it will be too late to stop it. The great thing about being a plutocrat is that you don't have to get the public's permission."
What about the permission of Stilp and Potts, I asked. "We don't need their permission either," he said. "We're going to make them Governor and Lieutenant Governor whether they want those positions or not."
Amen to that I say. And if others are willing to put up at least $10 million, so will I. Plutocracy united will never be defeated.
So far, neither Stilp nor Potts has yet declared his candidacy for office this year. A leader of efforts on their behalf, H. Thurston Cadwalader, VII--known as "THE CAD" to his friends--thinks this "brilliant political strategy." Cadwalader has recently formed Plutocrats Organized On Pay, or P.O.O.R. for short.
He points to the "sinking" campaigns of Ed Rendell, Rick Santorum, and retiring members of the Pennsylvania legislature. "The people are tired of voting for candidates for office who want to serve in office. What they want are reluctant candidates who don't really want to serve in office."
Says THE CAD, "The best strategy for the Stilp/Potts forces is to wait until after the filing date for both political parties and then run a massive write-in campaign for Stilp/Potts for Governor and Lieutenant Governor for both the Democratic and Republican nominations. After they win both party nominations this way, they will be be absolutely unbeatable in November.
"Stilp and Potts should never announce their candidacies or campaign. But there should be a media saturation campaign like the public has never been seen before. There should be a $10 million dollar MINIMUM contribution for contributors. We should be able to raise about $250 million for this and blow all the other candidates out the water. It will be an example of campaign finance reform at its finest.
"Further, this strategy has a built in PLAN B. If Stilp/Potts fails to win either party nomination by some travesty of justice, they they will be able to get on the ballot as an independent team in the fall."
I like the boldness of this approach. THE CAD expresses full confidence that raising $250 million in units of at least $10 million would be "a piece of cake." If this strategy works, it will revolutionize American politics.
My sole hesitation is that it is a rather expensive strategy. The legislative pay raise costs the average citizen about twenty cents a person. Of course, it costs us plutocrats a lot more--especially in the psychic damage of knowing that state legislators value their own work, which we know is totally worthless--but could think of other things I would rather do with $10 million of my annual earnings, even if it is only a small part of them.
In any case, THE CAD's plan deserves the attention of the blogosphere. When I asked THE CAD about his anticipated public reaction, he said, "They'll ignore it and they'll laugh at it. Only after we pull it off will they take it seriously, and then it will be too late to stop it. The great thing about being a plutocrat is that you don't have to get the public's permission."
What about the permission of Stilp and Potts, I asked. "We don't need their permission either," he said. "We're going to make them Governor and Lieutenant Governor whether they want those positions or not."
Amen to that I say. And if others are willing to put up at least $10 million, so will I. Plutocracy united will never be defeated.
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