Fans of film star Jeff Bridges rallying behind the idea of electing “Senator Dude” in actual Montana race for U.S. Senate.
Big Lebowski fans are mobilizing.
A petition by Lizbeth Pratt from Billings, Montana is calling upon Montana’s Governor to encourage actor Jeff Bridges to run for the Montana U.S. Senate seat where Democrats are looking for a candidate against a strong incumbent. As of this post, the petition has 1,186 supporters. Here are her kind words for Jeff:
“Jeff is a great person. He has loved Montana and all it represents since he first set up residence in Park County four decades ago. He has great name recognition! Charisma! Brains! He’s internationally reknowned, but he is also highly accessible. We need The Dude to be Montana’s next U.S. Senator!”
Here is the petition’s contents (very simple):
To: Montana Governor
Encourage Jeff Bridges, Park County Resident, to run for the Montana U.S. Senate.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
You can also find some information on the last elections from Open Secrets, a website dedicated to revealing the donors who are funding politicians. Below is from their report on the ‘ Total Raised and Spent‘ in the 2012 Race for Missouri Senate:
Claire McCaskill (D) * WINNER (55% of vote)
| Raised: | $21,131,810 |
| Spent: | $21,264,093 |
| Cash on Hand: | $19,153 |
| Last Report: | December 31, 2012 |
| Individual contributions – Small Contributions – Large Contributions |
$4,280,597 $11,583,006 |
(20%) (55%) |
| PAC contributions | $3,024,462 | (14%) |
| Candidate self-financing | $130,427 | (1%) |
| Other | $1,776,740 | (8%) |
Todd Akin (R) (39% of vote)
| Raised: | $5,676,248 |
| Spent: | $6,165,888 |
| Cash on Hand: | $42,486 |
| Last Report: | December 31, 2012 |
| Individual contributions – Small Contributions – Large Contributions |
$1,789,775 $3,293,485 |
(32%) (58%) |
| PAC contributions | $524,610 | (9%) |
| Candidate self-financing | $25,000 | (0%) |
| Other | $43,377 | (1%) |
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