Stephen Colbert Officially Announces Candidacy For Presidency

This evening on his show, The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert officially announced that he will be running for president in the state of South Carolina as a “favorite son” candidate. Following his announcement, Colbert discussed the impact of his decision to run with CBS News’ Senior Political Correspondent, Jeff Greenfield.

By Colbert’s admission, his intention is to get enough support to qualify for a delegate at the conventions. I’m not quite sure of the specifics of the law regarding the legality of this. It sounds as though it shouldn’t be legally possible, but I imagine there are plenty of loopholes for something like this, especially when the candidate isn’t serious (or is he?…dun dun dun). Prior to his announcement, Colbert appeared on The Daily Show with John Stewart to announce that he was considering whether or not to announce that he would be running for president

Given the limited information available, it’s tough to say how serious Colbert is. Regardless, I’m sure this will generate plenty of excite in the political realm and the blogosphere. This post will be updated as additional information becomes available.

As an aside, the last time the “favorite son” strategy was used (considered) in order to gain political leverage was during the 1998 Presidential Election. Sen. Moynihan (NY) tried to convince convice New York Governor Mario Cuomo and New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley to run as “favorite son” candidates. Colbert…as a modern Moynihan?