# Surprise Presidential Candidate

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-presidential-candidate/467440>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 11, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-presidential-candidate/467440 "2008-10-11T05:49:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-presidential-candidate/467440/1 "2008-10-11T05:49:24Z")

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Do you think he has a chance?

News video here:

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> Random nominee takes nation by storm. This new candidate for President could win the election.

\*\*\* Ponder

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-presidential-candidate/467440/2 "2008-10-11T05:51:32Z")

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> [@Ponderoid](#):
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> Do you think he has a chance?

Can you summarize the video for those of us who really don’t like watching video on the Web? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-presidential-candidate/467440/3 "2008-10-11T05:55:12Z")

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Saw this one earlier today, I think he has a better chance:

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> [@Derleth](#):
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> Can you summarize the video for those of us who really don’t like watching video on the Web? Thanks.

Sadly, no…that would be a spoiler. 😉

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**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-presidential-candidate/467440/4 "2008-10-11T05:57:28Z")

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> [@Derleth](#):
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> Can you summarize the video for those of us who really don’t like watching video on the Web? Thanks.

It’s a youtube style “fake” news story about a surprise candidate.

Ed Zotti