The Big Question: Is Campaign Obscurity Jay's Secret Weapon?

The relative obscurity of the Jay Leno for President campaign has resulted in a surprising upsurge of support among apathetic and uninformed voters. According to a recent survey, nearly 90% of all apathetic and uninformed voters who had not heard anything about the effort to draft Jay Leno as a presidential candidate say they would support Jay Leno if he runs for president.

"This may be the first time in American politics that an undeclared, unacknowledged candidate has actually gained support among voters who know nothing about the campaign itself," remarked one prominent political historian. "Obscure presidential campaigns have historically failed due to the accompanying lack of voter interest. But, for reasons I can't explain, in the Jay Leno for President campaign, obscurity seems to be having the exact opposite effect. It's actually sparking voter interest!"

Since its launch earlier this year, the Jay Leno for President campaign has remained largely obscured by the campaigns of the leading Republican and Democratic candidates. "While they've spent tens of millions of dollars, we haven't spent a dime," said Jay Leno for President campaign chairman Howard Lester, "yet the overwhelming support we've gained confirms what we've known all along: The less people know about our campaign, the more they want to support Jay Leno for president. I know it doesn't make sense, but the facts don't lie."

Some political observers believe that the explosive growth of the Jay Leno for President campaign can be attributed to a "boomerang" phenomenon created by the other presidential campaigns. Said one, "It appears that the harder the other candidates push their weak agendas and worn-out ideas on the American people, the more people resist it and they turn to other approaches, like the Jay Leno for President campaign. With that kind of boomerang effect, it's no wonder Jay's obscure campaign is generating such an incredible amount of support."

The current obscurity of the Jay Leno for President campaign is expected to lessen whenever Jay finally declares his candidacy, or, at least, acknowledges the existence of the campaign. "Until then, we'll be patient," said campaign chairman Lester. "Either way, we're gaining millions of supporters every week, some who know about the campaign and some who don't. So whenever Jay decides to make it official, he'll have a huge basis of support from which to launch his formal campaign for president."