# The Transformation of Dan Rodimer **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 30, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042 "2021-03-30T18:48:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042/1 "2021-03-30T18:48:10Z")
I haven’t seen this topic posted anywhere, but I’ve been known to miss things before. Dan Rodimer, a former pro wrestler from New Jersey, ran in Nevada as a “family man” and lost. So now he’s moved to Texas and transformed himself into a cowboy-hat-wearin’ good ol’ boy with a Texas drawl. I know that politicians of both parties move to different states an reinvent themselves, but this one seems Jeckyll-and-Hyde extreme > **[GOP congressional candidate Dan Rodimer called out for new cowboy persona |...](https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/03/30/dan-rodimer-campaign-congress-texas-bull-riding-cowboy-serfaty-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn)** > > Dan Rodimer, a former professional wrestler from New Jersey, is facing scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats as he begins his campaign for the US House of Representatives in Texas. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042/2 "2021-03-30T19:15:20Z")
He’s switched from a ‘face’ (good guy) to a ‘heel’ (bad guy). ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042/3 "2021-03-30T19:30:01Z")
If Ultra Magnus gives him the Matrix of Leadership, would he transform again into Dan [Rodimus Prime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyIzzBf18pg)? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042/4 "2021-03-30T22:46:35Z")
Dan Rodimer is very good at two things: domestic violence and losing elections. His campaign last year in NV-3 was ridiculous, going straight to the macho-man Trumpster schtick in an increasingly diverse area that has been moving away from Republicans for a decade. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042/5 "2021-04-01T12:54:03Z")
Unfortunately, from the dawn of time, elected office (and political appointment) has been a career choice for hucksters and charlatans. Even more unfortunately, they sometimes con enough voters to win, as recent history demonstrates. Hopefully, D-Rod will continue to be an amusing footnote, but I wouldn’t be too sure! ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-transformation-of-dan-rodimer/939042/6 "2021-04-01T15:09:44Z")
_tweet_ Foul for unnecessary punnage. 10-yard penalty. (It was actually quite funny)