From CNN:
A local election in Georgia got a jolt of excitement Monday when the rapper Killer Mike threw his hat in the ring.
But it turned out to be the shortest campaign in history — or the longest, depending on how you look at it.
With the slogan “If I win, We Win,” Killer Mike made his campaign announcement on Instagram to his 110,000 followers.
“In Atlanta Georgia there will be special election tomorrow for District 55,” he wrote, referring to a state house district. “I would like as many people as possible to go to the polls and write in Michael Render.”
Render is his real name.
Local politicos quickly took to social media to point out that he couldn’t run as a write-in candidate without filing the necessary paperwork.
But the announcement also got a lot of love, both from the media and from fellow Atlanta rap luminary Big Boi, who shared the news on his Facebook page.
Five hours after he posted his initial plea for votes, Killer Mike posted a video on Instagram saying he didn’t have the paperwork and he couldn’t stand as a write-in. Like any good candidate, he thanked his supporters and urged people to cast a vote “for a qualified candidate.”
