I would like to hereby announce my Candidacy

[quakerboy]

I plan to be the Democratic nominee come August 2008.

You may scoff, but I have a plan. I contend that the Math is all in my favor.

My Vetting will be simple. Not much there. I did fail one course in high school, and I may have gotten a traffic ticket this last week, but other than that, good luck finding anything. I can show you good judgment going back to the day that I turned 18. No Drugs, no alcohol. Never had an affair or anything close. Plus, by that point, the amount of time anyone has to pull up anything I forgot to mention will be much reduced.

I am also aided in that I have no (significant) inconvenient non Caucasian or female genetics. I have never been in a war zone, nor made any claims about it. The most controversial thing my pastor has done was at a church retreat when he saw some idiots get a car stuck in the sand with the tide coming in, and decided not to help. Luckily, I went over and loaned them the use of my back in the auto rescue attempt. So I come out smelling like Roses.

I also have the phone numbers for many of the super delegates, and every single one whom I have contacted said that they appreciated my calls, which I take as a good sign. I expect that sometime near the convention, I will get a tidal wave of approximately 815 super delegate endorsements (yeah, i know, but I plan to count Florida and Michigan, and they will inevitably love me), as the electability issue comes into play.

I have every reason to trust that none of my surrogates will be saying anything untoward, as I currently have none. There are no scandals in my closet. Plus I have the distinct advantage of having no polled negatives numbers.

Also, seeing as the "pledged" delegates are not actually required to vote for their named nominee, I expect that I will carry a large number of them. Once I have the chance to have a little chat with them about electability, snipers, and pastors, I rather expect to receive almost 89% of the first convention vote. Especially after I seat the Michigan contingent(I have relatives there who will swing things my way).

The Math is technically possible, so I refuse to withdraw from the race. I'll be ready for you in October, Senator McCain. Are you ready for me?

[PseudoIntellect]

1. April Fool!

[quakerboy]

4. Don't you wish

I'm in it to the Convention, baby.

[goldcanyonaz]

2. WOOHOO!!!

:applause:

[gateley]

3. Well done - Recommend! :-) nt

[quakerboy]

5. See what Im sayin?

Its all about electibility, and I got it.

[quakerboy]

6. Defying the expectations of many

we have met our first day fundraising goals, and surpassed them. By a hefty 455%, I might add. I want to thank you all for your support. See you at the convention.

[phrigndumass]

7. Wow, and I only gave $3.55 ... who forked over the other buck?

:spray:

[quakerboy]

11. Dont think so small.

The personal loan from me to the campaign was only a small amount. Don't listen to the naysayers.

[DerekJ]

12. Taking lobbyists money already?!!

[quakerboy]

13. No. NEVER

unless you can find some way to qualify one unemployed person a lobby.

[DerekJ]

8. I am convinced. Count on me voting for you. N/T

[joshcryer]

9. Wait, are you another pathological liar or are you actually running?

When did you file the paperwork?

[quakerboy]

10. Since when are these 2 options mutually exclusive?

for reference material.. See Guliani, Romney, McCain, or more historically, GWB, Nixon, GHWB, et al.

On edit, why would I need to file paperwork, with my favorable Mathematics. Delegates are delegates, and just because I do not plan to open any state offices or put my name on any primary ballots does not negate the possibility of a convention win. I have seen the light, and I understand that electability trumps the will of the people or the "pledging" of the delegates. And I assure you, no one has ever beaten me in a reputable statewide poll. Not a single Democrat or Republican, not in any one of the 50 states. I am far ahead of the pack here, so I plan to disregard all the negativity I expect to be aimed my way soon, as others realize the inevitability of my campaign