Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

Eric Hovde, California real estate developer, is running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. He is losing, and now is posing as an "American" Olympic something or other. Curiously, he chose to pose in front of a blonde, "white" Olympic gymnast. Maybe this will garner him a few "white" votes. More likely it will earn him even more derision. In this dismal election season his silly campaign for Senate is one of the few fun things to watch. I can hardly wait for his next commercial.
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Eric Hovde does have history in Wisconsin, having grown up in Madison. His grandfather and father made a lot of money in real estate. He moved to California and apparently used family money to get into real estate and banking. That is, easy money banking. He came back in 2012 to run for Senate, but didn't make it out of the primary election. He went back to Laguna Beach, but also has a home in Washington, D.C. Here's a bio of sorts.
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This calls for a song. Here's another. Original version. Here's the origin of the scoundrel paraphrase.