You may have already heard that Mary Carey is running for Governor of California this year.
Again.
After standing in the 2003 recall election, won by Arnold Schwarzenegger, she’s back to try and feed on the media fury that saw her interviewed on every major network as the only candidate less credible than the eventual winner.
Running then was a brilliant move (I didn’t think of it, and exploiting the political freedoms people have died to protect in order to push skin flicks is the kind of thing I’m paid for) but will it work again?
Last time round Californians were reeling from the idea of a recall election, which many didn’t think would come to pass, and were shocked that the Terminator seemed to be the leading candidate. Mary’s presence, fueled by skimpy clothing, cellulite, booze and booger sugar, was a comforting reminder that the election was a joke. The thought that the world’s eighth largest economy might be taken over by John Matrix needed a punchline and Mary was it.
This time round the election’s important and being held on schedule, Schwarzenegger’s gone from comedy-candidate to struggling Governator, and Mary’s idiotically limited platform isn’t that funny anymore. Mary’s unlikely to get nearly as much attention.
Historically attempts to get buzz the same way twice are doomed to ‘Blair Witch Project 2′ scale failure. If Mary does manage another huge media hit I think it’ll say more about the stat of politics than smart marketing.
Free advice from me? Offer free roles in porn films to undocumented workers, hold an open audition and invite the press.
i think mary is great, have you seen her lately. her body looks amazing. she lose 20 pounds at least and got her teeth done, she also , never had celulite. check her out on http://www.dailyceleb.com and search her name. she is gonna win.
She shouldn’t run for exactly why you said and instead she be THE political pundit that critiques the race for Governor. Have a blog, video blog and podcast where she interviews the candidates, critques their policies and ask voters what they think. Use the celebrity she got last time to twist it into different sphere to keep the Mary Carey political porn star thing alive. Say something like it’s impossible for me to win cause I don’t have the $$$ or mainstream media suppport but I’ll ask the questons in my porn star way that my fans want answered.