Strayhorn Wants to be Listed on Ballot as “Grandma”

Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn — the one time Democrat, one time Republican, current Independent candidate for Governor of Texas (or, it’s just easier to say she’s affiliated with the Party of Political Convenience) — wants to be listed on the ballot for Governor as “Grandma” Strayhorn.

She thinks her multitude of ever-changing surnames might confuse voters. I think if she’s going to keep getting divorced and remarried so often, she should just stick with her maiden name.

From the Houston Chronicle:

State law allows the use of a nickname on the ballot if it is a name by which the candidate has been “commonly known for at least three years preceding the election.”

“The law doesn’t allow you to use a political slogan. So we weren’t going to try that,” said Strayhorn’s campaign manager and son, Brad McClellan. “More people know her as ‘grandma’ than Strayhorn.”

Robert Black, spokesman for Gov. James Richard Perry — aka Rick — said Strayhorn has never run on the ballot as “grandma.” He called it a political slogan and a gimmick.

“She ain’t my grandma,” Black said. “If she was honestly looking for a moniker people would recognize she would put flip-flopper or multiple-party-switcher.”

Hah. I’d say “flip-flopper” (can’t decide on a husband, can’t decide on a political party) is a much more accurate nickname than “One tough Grandma”.