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WTF is this part supposed to mean?
Are they calling Dean Phillip a vermin supreme or did someone named Vermin Supreme actually get on the ballot?
Vermin Supreme is a real person.
You're one of today's lucky 10,000!
For those that don't get the reference:
https://xkcd.com/1053/
I’m so excited that you get to learn about vermin supreme
Vermin Supreme have been in quite a few elections
There's a comma.
Dean Phillips could be the apositive to Vermin Supreme, or both Vermin Supreme and Dean Phillips could be separate items in the list.
Vermin Supreme is a person who literally wears a boot on his head and is in politics. I don't know what his platform his, but I'm pretty sure I don't want to vote for him.
Free ponies for every American. I'm not kidding, that's his platform. He won me over.
He also has a strong stance on oral hygiene.
You should watch the video where he throws glitter on one of the other candidates and yells that they're "turning gay". https://youtu.be/O5nj_aex3QA?feature=shared (then you'll want to vote for him)
Is it really fair to say he is “in politics” though? Seems more like he just runs in elections.
There's a guy who calls himself Vermin Supreme. He wears a boot on his head and iirc claims to be a libertarian. He runs for president every year and never comes even close to winning anywhere.
Edit: meant to say he runs for president every election. He obviously couldn't run every year.