The Campaign That Has the Most Fun Usually Wins the Election: Here’s Why

Woody Jenkins, Editor St. George Leader

 Scott McKay of TheHayride.com offered a theory in his talk on the races for President and Mayor-President at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Tuesday.  

He calls it the Fun Rule.  His theory is simple: Forget the polls, the mailings, the TV spots, the lies, the posturing, and the back room deals.  Focus on something more fundamental: Whose campaign is actually having fun?

McKay claims that, all other things equal, the campaign that has the most fun wins!

The key to having fun is having a candidate you can believe in, because you know you’re doing the right thing and love throwing yourself into it.

As the Nov. 5 election closes in on us, two candidates stand out as actually having fun, despite the enormity of the stakes — President Donald Trump and Coach Sid Edwards.

They have energy and inspire hope for the future.

They don’t have to lie, they don’t have to cover up what they believe, and they don’t have to pretend to be something they’re not.

While Kamala hides from interviews and could not give a straight answer if her life depended on it (i.e., Bret Baier interview), Trump is completely fearless and loves taking all questions from all comers all the time.

Trump rallies are a celebration, while Kamala has only two tricks — smiling like a fool and attacking Trump.  No matter what the question, her answer is, “Trump did it!” 

On Sunday, Trump served French fries for 15 minutes at a McDonald’s in Feasterville, PA.  It was a stroke of genius. As McKay described it, “The mainstream media lost their minds!”

About the same time, Kamala showed her true colors. At one of her rallies, someone shouted out, “Jesus is Lord!”  The crowd booed and Kamala was quick to tell the Christian, “You’re at the wrong rally!”  Seriously?

McKay said, “She was supposed to be the candidate of joy but she is anything but that.”

In the race for Mayor-President, nothing could be more negative or unpleasant than hearing Sharon Weston Broome and Ted James devour one another at their debates.  It has gotten really ugly.

The meanness between the two Democrats has now boiled over into their paid advertising.

The mayor-president has TV spots running on local stations challenging Ted James’ honesty.  In one, James is heard saying, “Quite honestly, a white man, a white man, if he knows he gotta deal with somebody Black, he would rather deal with another man than a woman.  It’s (expletive) up. I get to take advantage of it.” The ad said James only started supporting the incorporation of the City of St. George “in exchange for campaign cash.”  Then James is heard saying “I’m ment on the ballot would dedicate revenues from solar farms to coastal erosion.

BREC has two tax propositions on the ballot — one to renew an existing tax and another to impose a new tax.  However, mismanagement at BREC has finally gained public attention, and the fate of the tax proposals is doubtful.

A proposal to amend the East Baton Rouge Parish Plan of Government is also on the ballot. It includes a number of diverse changes, which the St. George Leader has editorialized should not be joined in one vote. We recommend a No vote.

For some reason, rumors have spread in St. George that voters in St. George no longer vote for Mayor-President.  That, of course, is false. The Mayor-President is mayor of the City of Baton Rouge and president of the Parish of East Baton Rouge.  That office has been voted on parishwide since 1948.  Everyone in the parish votes on it, regardless of whether they reside in a municipality or not.