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PA state senator Stewart Greenleaf running for president
What does Greenleaf, who has zero name recognition outside the state, hope to accomplish by seeking the Republican nomination in New Hampshire? At least no name recognition is better than Santorum name recognition.
PA state senator Stewart Greenleaf running for president
Montgomery County Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for president. Yes, of the United States of America. He joins a few dozen other randoms, alongside the dozen “serious” candidates (44 candidates total!) that round out a Republican field that is already mighty difficult to take seriously.
Though Greenleaf, who has zero name recognition outside the state, acknowledges that he has absolutely no chance of becoming the Republican nominee, he seems to betray — nay, broadcast — an equally narcissistic ambition. Something is missing from the current debate, according to his statement, that only he, a humble public servant, can add:
“Seeking the office of the President isn’t Greenleaf’s goal. Greenleaf seeks to add to the debate in New Hampshire and stimulate a real and robust discussion on eliminating our national debt and making it unconstitutional for future Presidents and Congresses to pass unbalanced budgets in the future.”
So where, exactly, does Mr. Greenleaf get off? Here’s the curious thing: according to Terry Madonna, Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College and a ubiquitous commenter on state politics, Greenleaf has never been much of a showboat.
“He has stuck to judiciary and legal matters as a senator — some of that is pretty arcane to the average voters,” says Madonna. “I read his rationale for his candidacy, and still have no clue why he would file. He won't be part of the debate there because he lacks support, and unless he is going to camp out there, he will be ignored.”
Today’s Inquirer article just sort of takes Greenleaf’s statement at face value and explains nothing, save for noting that he did unsuccessfully challenge former U.S. Rep. Joe Hoeffel in 2000. I have no idea what is going on here. But I do suppose that having no national name recognition is better than former Pennsylvania Senator and current presidential aspirant Rick Santorum being recognized as a synonym for “the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.”
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