Ammon Bundy Prepares to Rise Again

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

News reports indicate that Ammon Bundy, Cliven's son who is infamous in his own right, is preparing to file paperwork to run for governor of Idaho as an independent.  

Bundy, who like his father is a blooming right-wing nut job, was involved in a 2014 standoff at a ranch belonging to Daddy, and two years later instigated a hillbilly militia takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, an act of vandalism and civil disobedience that ultimately resulted in the death of one of the invaders and the wounding of another.  Bundy was subsequently acquitted of that act of aggression against the federal government.  And last summer Ammon Bundy, a man who has trouble staying out of the news, was arrested twice in the Idaho state capitol for protests against COVID restrictions, and he has been banned from entering that building for one year.

And now he wants to be governor.

Bundy, a native of Nevada, lists his current address as a post office box in Emmett, Idaho, and while he undoubtedly does not reside within the confines of that address, he probably does have a home, of sorts, somewhere up in the hills where he keeps plenty of guns and perhaps even some of his kids - and he will no doubt ultimately meet the state standards for candidcacy.  But he did hit one major glitch in his push to get on the ballot:  Ammon Bundy is not - or until very recently was not - registered to vote in the state of Idaho.

Being registered is a requirement for both running for governor - and for serving as the campaign treasurer of someone who is running for governor.  Bundy's initial application to run listed himself as the treasurer of his campaign - and it was rejected because he was not a registered voter.  He has since named another individual as his campaign treasurer.

If Ammon Bundy does make it onto the ballot in Idaho as an Independent running for governor, he is likely to face strong opposition from several prominent Republicans.  Brad Little, the incumbent Republican governor who has taken criticism from within his own party for being too cautious in the face of the pandemic, is likely to run for re-election, as is Republican Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, a noisy conservative radical who has positioned herself so far to the right of Governor Little that the two reportedly no longer speak to one another.  Idaho Republican Chair (and former congressman) Raul Labrador is also considering running.

So with that many GOP all-stars vying to be governor, plus a few lesser-knowns, anything is possible - maybe even Ammon Bundy.  The next question would be does he have the stamina and ability to hold down a regular nine-to-five job.

Only time will tell.

But first Ammon will have to take that formidable step of getting registered to vote!

Good luck, Idaho!