Wow! Jimmy McMillan is now my favorite 2010 candidate. Here is a man who has his belief and sticks to it. Plus he has a theme song. Every candidate should have a theme song!
So here’s some questions – can voters vote a straight Rent is 2 Damn High Party ticket in New York? Exactly what does it take to get a ballot line in New York, anyway? And how well does he need to do to keep his party on the ballot next time?
I think every New Yorker who doesn’t like Cuomo and can’t stand Palladino should vote for Jimmy McMillan!
Rent is 2 Damn High is my thing,
Jimmy McMillan is my name,
VOTE FOR THE RENT IS 2 DAMN HIGH PARTY!
Waiting for the ban of the spam account.
And seriously? the rent is 2 damn high party? I think we’re getting into Dutch politics now
(But, yeah, this thread’s gotta go.)
He’s running with one other person on his ballot line, Joseph Huff, who’s running in the special election for U.S. Senate
In order to get a ballot line, a minor party needs 15,000 signatures. If that party’s candidate for Governor gets at least 50,000 votes, that party becomes an official party and is automatically granted a ballot line for the next four years.
Heard the story on NPR and got a chuckle out of it. Does raise legitimate questions on how these wierd parties get on the NY ballot, anyway. I presume they have a pretty low standard for getting a ballot line.
The guy is nuts, anti-Semitic, and while he may be entertaining, no one has any business voting for him when there is even the remotest risk that Carl Paladino could end up as Governor
deserving diary that someone could’ve spend hours and hours preparing (as opposed to minutes like this one) completely off the diaries list.