Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has his proof that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii so apparently Obama's name will appear on the presidential ballot there. In this post, I wondered what that was all about since this was how the drama had to play out. Why, I pondered out loud, did Bennett even bring it up at all?
Then I got to thinking and may have answered my own question. I think a lot of the illogical things we hear candidates say are said because one specific donor with a lot of money wanted them said. Yes, they may alienate certain potential voters but it's a long time to Election Day. There's plenty of time for those voters to forget or to be whipped up against the opposition. Right now, the idea is to get the money.
Bennett wants to run for governor. So my guess is he met some wealthy Arizona tycoon who leans heavily to the right on account of that's the side where he carries his wallet. The guy is Birther Loco and he said to Bennett, "I might be inclined to support you with some serious money if you were the kind of guy who'd make an effort to get that Kenyan Socialist's name off the Arizona ballot." (There's talk Obama may be able to carry the state and that must drive some folks there mad.)
Bennett knows there's no way to deny Obama a slot on the ballot but the Rich Birther doesn't want to admit that. So Bennett does what he does and now he can go to that potential donor and say, "Well, I tried. Now, about that campaign contribution…" It's gotta be something like that.