And so another looney Tennessean makes the New York Times. Conveniently, candidate David Gatchell's middle name is "None of the Above." For some reason the crazy man his having trouble getting his middle name on the ballot.
But is he really crazy? This guy may be on to something. If you don't have great gobs of wealth, try winning an election with a clever name. Heh. Any ideas?
Another tried and true technique is to have your name appear at the top of the ballot via a name like Aardvark. This works really well when no one has heard of any of the candidates.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 12 (AP) — A man running for governor and the United States Senate does not have the right to use his middle name, None of the Above, on the November ballot, a court ruled Friday.
The candidate, David Gatchell, filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court after the State Election Commission voted to bar his middle name from the ballot. The court handles lawsuits against state agencies.
Mr. Gatchell, who changed his middle name from Leroy, said he would appeal. He argued that several state candidates, like Walt Combat Ward and Carl Twofeathers Whitaker, had been allowed to include their nicknames on ballots, and that his middle name was widely known.
via Political Wire
Politics Tennessee News Election 2006
