Number of G.O.P. Candidates Now Thirteen, Says C.D.C. - reported by Andy Borowitz

[Mira]

DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA (The Borowitz Report)—The number of official candidates for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination has risen to thirteen, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control.

The count had stood at twelve since the announcement last week by the reality-show host Donald Trump, leading many at the C.D.C. to privately hope that the epidemic was losing steam. But with the entry of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal into the race on Wednesday, the C.D.C. was forced to hold a press conference to announce the worrisome news that the number of candidates had increased yet again.

“It might have been misplaced optimism on our part, but we had started to believe that this thing had been contained,” said the C.D.C. spokesman Dr. Harland Dorrinson. “Regrettably, it has not.”

While scientists disagree about how running for President spreads from person to person, most epidemiologists believe that a candidacy needs an environment rich in narcissism and delusion—plus a host to feed on, ideally a sociopathic billionaire.

The C.D.C. spokesman refused to address speculation that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would soon enter the race, bringing the number of candidates to fourteen. “I don’t want to say anything that might cause the public to panic,” he said.

www.borowitzreport.com

[FSogol]

1. “I don’t want to say anything that might cause the public to panic,”

[Fred Sanders]

2. The American public getting to panic is as American as apple pie, but be careful of the carcinogens.

[ck4829]

3. Is that enough for a Legion of Doom?

[shenmue]

4. It's a soccer team plus a couple reserves

[OhZone]

5. Undecided is going to win!

Undecided went from about 14 percent a few months ago and has now risen to 20%, leading the pack!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. Much like A B Normal of Youg Frankenstein fame?

[Brother Buzz]

6. Andy is at the top of his game, but...

I wish he would insert more onomastic puns into his work.

[malthaussen]

7. Pretty sure that is more than the number of confirmed Ebola cases...

... in the U.S. Is that correct?

If so, there's a moral there somewhere.

-- Mal

[jtuck004]

8. It's spreading like Ebola. n/t

[Gothmog]

9. I love good satire

[Lucky Luciano]

11. This is pretty funny. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. Extemely virulent if Palin enters the race

[Thespian2]

13. K & R

Good report...Is the CDC working on a cure?