Regardless of current events or personal opinions, Americans
continue to revere the power and poise of the president of the
United States. Yet, for almost as long as this nation has existed,
we have simultaneously been forced to tolerate that occasional
oddball who, for some reason or another, also decided that it would
be a great idea to run for the most important office in the world.
Rarely, if ever, have we looked at our fringe candidates for
presidency with anything other than a sideways glance or fleeting
interest; after all, how seriously can we expect to take someone
running for the most powerful seat in the world under the moniker
Vermin Supreme, or proudly representing the Flying Saucer Party?
It's easy to look at those who have irreverently thrown their hats
into the grandest of political rings as little more than attention
seekers, hoping to finagle a few days in the sun before rightfully
returning back to complete obscurity. However, to simply dismiss
these candidates as nothing more than walking punchlines,
(un)welcome distractions, and desperate fools looking to stroke
their own egos would not be giving them enough credit; in fact,
more often than not, these eccentric candidates have come to
represent much more than political comic relief. The Presidential
Fringe examines, for the first time ever, the complete history of
America's relationship with the nefarious-and sometimes
hilarious-men, women, and even animals that have thrown their hats
into the ring. And while it's always easy to dismiss the political
fringe as unworthy of our time and attention, closer examination
reveals that, very often, it was in fact these very fringe
candidates that planted the seeds from which mainstream candidates
later harvested genuine, positive change. In fact, some of the
policies, regulations, and behaviors we adhere to today are the
direct result of fringe candidacy. Written with Mark Stein's
trademark voice and direct, relatable style, The Presidential
Fringe explores and explains an American landscape rife with the
unlikely, unassuming, unexpected, and (in a few cases) unbalanced
presidential hopefuls who, in their own way, have contributed to
this nation's founding quest "to form a more perfect Union."
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