His flavour? Strawberry kiwi. His goal? To break through to the hearts of young voters.
B.C. comedian Danny Nunes is running to be the next mayor of Terrace 害羞草研究所� dressed in a red Kool-Aid Man costume.
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害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 going to be a Hallmark card, by the way.害羞草研究所�
Nunes chose the Kool-Aid man as a satirical nod to his idol, Andy Kaufman.
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Nunes runs a video production business in Kitimat called Matthew Mask Productions, producing comedy sketches and generating revenue through advertisements and sponsorships. His Dare To Be Stupid Show has gained an audience of close to 200,000 subscribers and has been featured on Canadian and American media channels, including Much Music, The Comedy Network, and G4TV.
His has received over 3,000 views since it was posted on July 19. Nunes said he hopes his run will attract a younger demographic to the polls this October.
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害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 an emphasis on trying to get young people out to the polls to vote, and try and get the voter turnout in Terrace up a little bit higher than usual,害羞草研究所� he said.
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Since his announcement, Nunes has been popping into several events downtown, talking with residents while dressed head to toe like a gigantic jug of juice 害羞草研究所� an approach, he hopes, will bring a new outlook on this election cycle.
害羞草研究所淲e find that a lot of local issues here don害羞草研究所檛 come to the forefront because it seems like the voter demographic is very skewed for an older audience, so we have a giant mascot Kool-Aid Man costume,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a unique way of telling people there害羞草研究所檚 an election coming up. How do you get young people to turn out to the polls? This is how you do it. Through Kool-Aid.害羞草研究所�
Though he is new to campaigning in Terrace, this isn害羞草研究所檛 the first time Nunes has made a run for the mayor害羞草研究所檚 seat. In 2011 he ran for the mayor of neighbouring Kitimat, where he still lives, and despite his slogan 害羞草研究所淒on害羞草研究所檛 Vote for Danny,害羞草研究所� he received 3.5 per cent of the vote 害羞草研究所� that害羞草研究所檚 100 people checking off his name at the ballot box.
So what happens if he wins?
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Terrace Mayor Carol Leclerc said she first saw Nunes in the Kool-Aid man costume when she was getting coffee downtown and didn害羞草研究所檛 make the connection at first.
害羞草研究所淚t seemed a bit of a satire is what it seemed like, but yeah, if Danny wants to put his name forward, he should put his name forward,害羞草研究所� Leclerc said over the phone, mentioning that she believes it害羞草研究所檚 important to get more of the electorate out to the polls.
害羞草研究所滻 think that we definitely need more voters to come out.害羞草研究所�
Elected as Terrace害羞草研究所檚 first female mayor in 2014, Leclerc said she is ready to put her name back into the race.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a great job to be the mayor when you害羞草研究所檙e passionate about your community, you害羞草研究所檝e got the time to put in for your community, you want to hear what people害羞草研究所檚 interests are and try to do good things for your community. Why wouldn害羞草研究所檛 you run for mayor?害羞草研究所�
Whether Terrace is ready for the Kool-Aid man or not, Nunes officially made his decision public outside City Hall as he picked up his nomination papers on July 27. He said he害羞草研究所檚 also looking into whether he can run to be the mayor of Kitimat at the same time and has a meeting scheduled with Elections BC next week to go over the details.
brittany@terracestandard.com
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