Who knew the governor of North Dakota was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president? I certainly didn't until I saw a piece in the NYT this morning. A billionaire by virtue of selling his software company to Microsoft, as one Democrat put it, every morning while shaving, he looks in the mirror and sees a president.
This is the time in the election calendar when money, time and ego conspire to make almost any wealthy American believe they have a claim to the highest office in the land. After all, look at the example of tRump. What these hopefuls don't seem to remember is the decades of self promotion Donny Two Scoops engaged in before running. But, for the moment, Doug Burgrum has just as many delegates as any of the candidates. At least his policy prescriptions are the supposedly tried and true GOP talking points. Low taxes, less government and entrepreneurship, along with the new litmus tests of anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ rights and whatever other baggage any serious Republican must carry. Anyway, it' s still June.
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