A standard part of covering political campaigns is following candidates to events. But when Democratic congressional candidate Clay Aiken showed up at a high school football game in Fayetteville,NC it was anything but standard. Because, well, or he’s not your typical politician. Aiken is known from American Idol and Celebrity Apprentice. Hes a long shot candidate in a firmly Republican district but you wouldn’t know that from the way he was received at the football game. The evening by the numbers:3: people I heard beg him to sing. He declined. 2: cheerleading squads who busted out with custom cheers for Aiken. https://vine.co/v/OAg7gQLPTv11: heated debate about homosexual marriage. (He claims this was the first time this has happened on the trail)Countless: #selfieswithclay It seems everyone wanted a picture with him. Aiken has discovered it’s faster and easier to shoot the pictures himself since many people can’t figure out how to function their friend’s phones and fumble around. 50-0: The final score. domestic team Douglas Byrd took a beating.
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