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The Candidates Share the Biggest Misconceptions About Them

Jen Freymond
3 min readFeb 28, 2020

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Who even is this guy?

For reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/democratic-debate-tonight-time.html#link-38c9a271

Moderator: What is the biggest misconception about you?

Biden: I actually have more hair than people think is the lesser of the hair I had, and that’s a misconception because I have the least hair of the more I thought I didn’t have.

Bloomberg: I am not all about money. Do I wipe my ass with money? Yes. Do I sometimes eat money? Yes. Am I a conservative piece of shit who bought my way into this race even though better, more qualified candidates like Julián Castro were forced to drop out before I even joined the race? Yes!

…What was the question?

Buttigieg: I guess the biggest misconception about me is that I’m not passionate. But I eat fruit all the time. Get it? Like passion fruit? You can tell by the jokes I make how passionate I am. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m late for AP history.

Klobuchar: I am not boring. I am the opposite of boring. There is nothing boring about me. I enjoy a lot of activities. My friends call me “not boring Amy.” They are always saying, “Oh look, here comes not boring Amy to get this party started.” And then I start the party. It’s a tea party with all my stuffed animals. And I’m…

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Jen Freymond
Jen Freymond

Written by Jen Freymond

Co-host of the podcast “I Never Saw That.” Humor writer and satirist. Find my work in McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, etc... Twitter: @jenfreymond

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