Kinksters surprise

Which people are collecting petition signatures in the attempt to place Kinky Friedman's name on the ballot is one of the more interesting aspects of the campaign. It appears that there are as many Libertarians as Democrats as Republicans. Most people don't realize how limited are the powers of the governor in Texas. The petition documents make it clear that a good petition signature is from a voter who shuns the primaries. And that's the tough part of the campaign. The most recent New Yorker, the one containing no ads but Target's throughout, has a little piece on the Kinky campaign. The writer seems bemused.