Can a serious party put up an individual perceived previously or continuously as a joke candidate? I say yes.
If I were to become a serial glitter-bomber, it would seriously impact my ability to get close enough to candidates to ask them a stupid question.
I am a beacon of hope to a vast number of young people and others who are still disillusioned and disgusted with the system.
The militarization of the police is obviously not a secret. And the militarization of the force is to circumvent Posse Comitatus.
The police represent the authority of the state, the willingness of the state to use violence to assert their will.
Imagination is very important to having vision and trying to find things that are different, alternate ways.