Texas Inmate Keith Judd, No. 11593-051, Gets 40% of Votes in WV Primary Against Obama
I guess President Obama is more unpopular than I thought since Keith Judd, 53, a Texas inmate serving 17 years for extortion, received 40% of the votes in West Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary. SMH is all I can do. Judd, inmate number 11593-051, was sentenced in 1999 for making threats against the University of New Mexico and is set to be released on June 24, 2013. Obama will still win the primary, but 40% were willing to vote for an unknown who happens to be an inmate. The Drudge Report is running with this story for obvious reasons — Obama is unpopular. I’m not surprised this hot mess unfolded in West Virginia. Why? President Obama has never been received in West Virginia. He lost the 2008 primary there to Hillary Clinton by 41 points, so nothing new here. I hear the guffaws loud and clear, but the votes don’t signal trouble for the president.
Judd was able to get on the state ballot by paying a $2,500 fee and filing a form known as a notarized certification of announcement, said Jake Glance, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office.
According to the Charleston Gazette, Judd circulated his political standpoints to local media. These include opposing national health care reform on the grounds that it violates the 10th Amendment. He also cites the U.S. Constitution, saying that incarcerated felons should not be disqualified from voting.
Judd is housed at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Texarkana, a low-security facility for male prisoners. It is located in northeast Texas near the Arkansas border, 175 miles east of Dallas. Attracting at least 15 per cent of the vote would normally qualify a candidate for a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Source
President Obama isn’t the only unpopular politician in America. So is the entire U.S. Congress. Add the Supreme Court justices to the mix as well. It’s troubling that any fool can get on a ballot in this country. There are a lot of hill-billy jokes about West Virginia, all with good reason. If these wingnuts can vote for an inmate to slight the other opponent, then they are as dumb as people say West Virginians are.
Just as a note of interest, Keith Judd has run for president in every election since 1996. He finished third in the 2008 Idaho Democratic primary with 1.7 percent of the votes 9734 votes) and he lists his religion as Rastafarian-Christian, according to Politico
Here is a sampling the reaction to this hot mess on Twitter: Meanwhile, in West Virginia, Keith Judd _ who lives in federal prison _ is winning 34 percent of the Democratic primary vote against Obama. — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) May 9, 2012 I recommend this thoughtful post by @AlecMacGillis on bizarre Democratic Presidential primary results in WV last night is.gd/Dd9rqq — Mary Anne Hitt (@maryannehitt) May 9, 2012 At 40% of the poll, what does this say about W. Virginia? MT Would Insane Prisoner Make a Good Vice President? gawker.com/5908836/would-… — Colin Wolfgang (@ColinWolfgang) May 9, 2012 This has to be satire. RT @insanityreport: Can we as a country finally agree that we don’t need West Virginia? huff.to/K1fzNV — Jazmin Butler (@JazminsThoughts) May 9, 2012 Keith Judd might not be eligible for delegate after WV primary: wowktv.com/story/18241712… — WOWK (@WOWK13News) May 9, 2012 Meet Keith Judd, The Federal Inmate Who Nearly Beat Obama Last Night bit.ly/LNJjCl #shortsale — Short Sales ASAP (@ShortSalesASAP) May 9, 2012 Keith Judd is living proof that 40% of #America would rather see a convicted felon elected #President than a black man. #GodBlessAmerica! — Mr. Right (@2UrRight) May 9, 2012 @maddowRemember Algae is the way of the future: Inmate #11593-051 Keith Judd collected 49,490 votes in WV or 42.28 percent of the total. — joe warner (@jwarner180) May 9, 2012 Good morning USA! Federal Inmate No. 11593-051 Keith Judd won 40.6%of WV dem primary votes Obama eco-marxist EPA 2 blame #tcot #obama2012 — Velvet Hammer (@velvethammer) May 9, 2012
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