Since Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for the Presidency on his show a few evenings ago, fans everywhere have been rejoicing. As of 6:45 pm on Oct. 20, the Facebook group “1,000,000 Strong for Stephen T. Colbert had 300,068 members. Even more impressive, my unscientific observation yesterday afternoon (involving sitting in front of the computer and hitting F5 to refresh the page about once a second) showed that there were between five and ten people joining the group per second. Maybe Colbert is the answer for the Democratic Party, if he can be convinced to run only as a Democrat instead of for both parties as he is attempting to do. His young fan base will bring the 18-24 year olds out to the polls, and the fact that he is not a Clinton may placate some of the older members of the party. Whether he’s joking or not, Colbert has connected with American voters.
October 22, 2007
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I’d rather vote for My friend,the Idealistferret
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Simply because He cares enough about this country to brainstorm ideas to save it.
Sighn up today,I’ll stand by You.
Comment by Rainlander — October 22, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
Thank you so much!! You just made my day. Unfortunately, I’m not quite old enough to run yet, but I’ll keep that in mind for when I am.
Comment by idealistferret — October 22, 2007 @ 5:40 pm