Embarrassing isn't a strong enough word for these stupidities

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Three ways to start a political campaign with a thud
By Jeremy Wallace, August 20, 2013

Every election cycle is filled with embarrassing gaffes by politicians and would-be candidates.

But in just the last 48 hours, we have been reminded time and again that there are some basic rules that anyone running for office should commit to memory.

Here’s my impromptu list of three things every politician should not have to be reminded of, but alas, we have learned otherwise.

1. Spelling Counts

When you make your big announcement, it is best not to unveil a website in which you misspell the name of the office you are seeking.

Yes, it’s true, when Tennessee Republican Joe Carr unveiled his website, he included an image with the words: “U.S. Sentate” underneath his name, the Huffington Post reported.

2. Don’t fudge your resume

If you don’t have a degree from one of the nation’s most respected institutions of higher learning, don’t pretend you do.

In Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Matthew Bevin stated on his LinkedIn page that his education was from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he did not graduate from. The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, reported that Bevin had attended some training courses on the MIT campus, but that the program is not a degree program or affiliated with MIT in any other way.

Surprise, Bevin’s opponent Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, is using the resume inflation in new ads against him.

Check it out here:


3. Avoid jobs handling money if you stink at it

If you have a checkered financial history, it is best not to run for an office that requires handling finances. It took just four days for Orlando Democrat Allie Braswell Jr. to learn that lesson.

On Thursday, Braswell announced he was running to be Florida Chief Financial Officer. The next day, the Jacksonville Times-Union uncovered that he had filed for bankruptcy - three times. One of those filings was in 2008.

On Monday, Braswell announced he was pulling the plug on his 4-day old campaign.
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