Karger Continues Campaign, But Failing to File in Most States

Gay-rights activist and Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger seems to be putting all of his time and energy into New Hampshire, at least in terms of campaigning.   Unfortunately, he is barely registering in most Granite State polls.

Today, Karger heads to the big city to refuel his bank account — a fundraiser scheduled for this evening in New York.  On Sunday, the Karger campaign heads to Chicago for a book signing and another fundraiser.

What’s odd about the super-longshot candidate’s strategy, other than the fact he’s a gay-rights activist running as a Republican, is that he isn’t filing to be on the ballot in many of the later primaries.  These are the contests where he might have been able to score a larger number of popular votes and additional media attention for his cause.

Thus far, Karger has missed deadlines in Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana to secure placement on the ballot.   He got lucky when Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson added his name, but failed to get on in Florida where the state party sets the ballot.

All this leaves you wondering — what is Fred Karger’s plan?  Is he considering following fellow fourth-tier candidates like Gary Johnson and Buddy Roemer by running as an independent in the general election?  Or does he just prefer making funny videos for YouTube (like the one below) over actually running a nation-wide campaign for president?