how many people will vote for Walker simply because he was a football star 40 years ago?

[pstokely]

Does that even matter to younger voters? I think a lot of those are already reliable MAGAts and would vote a rock or parrot when told to

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. Too many. Unfortunately.

It's depressing to realize how many gullible idiots there are in this country.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Is That A Rhetorical Question? nt

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Americans are blinded by celebrity.

This has been a mystery to me.

[leftieNanner]

5. I think they will vote for him

Because they want Mitch back in charge.

[regnaD kciN]

6. Probably the same percentage...

…that will vote for “Doctor Oz” because he was a regular on Oprah. Or those who voted for Trump because he was on reality television. Or those who voted for Jesse Ventura because he was a pro wrestler. Or those who voted for Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Clint Eastwood because they were movie stars. Face it, the best way to get elected to office in America today is to gain celebrity in some field of popular entertainment.

[Blue Owl]

7. All of them

Celebrity good... regular person bad....

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Celebrity wins. That's how orange blowfish got the job...

The TV show made him look far more competent than he could be and he had a celebrity aura.

[pstokely]

11. Gary Coleman got more votes than Bill Simon in the 2003 recall

but who showed up just to vote for Gary Coleman? Will the pukes run Scott Baio somewhere?

[whopis01]

9. Logically you would think that shouldn't matter

But, unfortunately, name recognition is incredibly important.

Every election it boggles my mind to see all the campaign signs stuck in the ground. Virtually all of them have no information other than the candidate's name. Many don't even say what office they are running for, what party they belong to, or any other substantive information to help someone make a decision.

They are relying on someone getting to the polling booth and saying "oh - I've heard of that guy, I'll vote for him".

With Walker, it doesn't matter that it has been 40 years, or that the majority of voters may have never watched him play. His name is known because of his football career, which has led to more press coverage, more discussion, and more repetition of his name.

[mopinko]

12. not just politics.

all of the art world it's the same. visual, performing. the word 'recognized' is magic for a reason.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Herschel is a republican token black man.

Herschel is a republican token black man.

His football celebrity status is a plus but not the reason he is 'qualified' to be their token.

[Johonny]

13. Not a huge amount

But in a close race, perhaps a significant amount. In a blow out, it wouldn't matter.

[Chainfire]

14. More people will vote for him because we despise him.

[themaguffin]

15. They'll vote for the R. He could be a robot, which he almost is and that's ok with them