While North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum may be an extreme long-shot for the GOP presidential nominee (he hasn't made much of a dent in the polls), a small corner of Burgum lovers on Twitter has coalesced around the governor's candidacy trying to use the power of absurdist memes to propel him out to the mainstream.
Do they have a shot? Maybe not.
But they're involved with politics and having fun while doing it so WHY not?
Doug Burgum is inevitable. https://t.co/Avt596hsrf pic.twitter.com/1Qozet3LFE
— Will, Burgumaniac (@spudhawg) September 12, 2023
I really need Burgum to get to 3% in a national poll or I'm gonna need to find a new Twitter username
— Burgumania (@Burgumania) September 11, 2023
Burgumania. Now THAT'S devotion.
I’m voting for the man in the arena. I’m voting for Burgum. pic.twitter.com/Dq5k1AZiPU
— johnny burgum (@JohnnyBURGUM) September 12, 2023
Are you NOT entertained?!
Even Comfortably Smug, a Twitter heavyweight and co-host of the Ruthless Podcast, has gotten in on the action:
Burgum tonight showing up with a brutal Achilles tear because he's a warrior and doesn't ever give up pic.twitter.com/y2Y4QV2vAG
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) August 24, 2023
Burgum played on an Achilles injury get back in there Rodgers
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) September 12, 2023
It's all in good fun but it appears the governor has taken notice, as his campaign has recently started making meme-ads of its own:
https://t.co/tI17mrRquj pic.twitter.com/bdVcmRVNrg
— Doug Burgum (Text "DOUG" to 70177) (@DougBurgum) September 12, 2023
It's a start!
Governor Burgum has a long climb to qualify for the next Republican primary debate, but sometimes embracing the absurd is what you need to catch fire, so who knows?
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