Vid Ohio councilman Phil Davison made an unsuccessful pitch to become his local Republican Party's nominee to run for Stark County treasurer on Wednesday, in the process scaring the living daylights out of the interwebs.

Davison has, since appearing before the party's executive committee, become a bit of a net celeb for his "impassioned political presentation the likes of which few politically involved citizens have ever seen".

That's how the Huffington Post accurately describes the pitch. BoingBoing, meanwhile, expresses its disbelief that Davision has a "masters degree in communication". It's a fair point, and you can find out why Davison will not be Stark County treasurer at any time in the foreseeable future, right here...

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