Carl Edwards not ruling out US Senate run in '18

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carl Edwards remains a hot topic in NASCAR, two weeks after his abrupt retirement as a full-time driver.

Terry Smith, a political science professor at Columbia College, speculated in a Wednesday piece for KBIA's Talking Politics that Edwards will challenge U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri next year. McCaskill, a Democrat, is in her second term.

Edwards didn't exactly rule it out when reached by The Associated Press. He texted: "I believe firmly in the principles that the U.S. was founded upon. If I could help, I definitely would consider it."

Edwards also stressed that has no such plans at the moment, but also quoted Gen. Douglas MacArthur: "No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation."

Read more: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/politics/elections/carl-edwards-not-ruling-out-us-senate-run-in/article_79d3ed4f-6fe5-52d7-9c39-017c3cb6910c.html

[tenorly]

1. Girl trouble, I bet.

And I mean girl.

[lark]

2. Stay away Carl.

We don't need more trumpeteers in office.

[dembotoz]

3. would he stand a chance? i mean he drove an import

perhaps he could not longer tolerate always turning to the left

[underpants]

5. And he has a tendency to turn to the left

[jmowreader]

6. Possibly. Hard to say.

The way he retired has kind of a sour-grapes feel to it: he was racing for the 2016 championship and caused a 10-car wreck with ten laps to go. After the race he just decided "fuck it, I don't want to do this anymore" (or, alternately, "there are nine guys out there who are looking for my ass&quot and walked away from the sport. Before he did this, he was a popular driver.

I think whether he drove an "import" (Camrys are made in Kentucky, btw) wouldn't affect his chances: a lot of NASCAR fans drive imports.

[groundloop]

7. Celebrities seem to attract votes....

Look at that washed up reality show host who now claims occupancy of the White House.

[jmowreader]

8. Richard Petty once ran for Secretary of State of NC, and lost

Carl Edwards has two strikes against him: he'll only be 40 years old come the election, and Missouri has no shortage of experienced Republican politicians who can thump him in the primaries. After the first year or so with Trump, I think people will realize why giving national office to someone who's never been elected to anything is a bad idea.

[Dopers_Greed]

4. Go figure

The same day that scientists announce they're going to start seriously running for office, we get a NASCAR driver announcing they might run for office.

One step forward, ten miles back.