Well, Richard Petty made a bid for Governor of North Carolina when I first moved here, and it went nowhere, even after his much-publicized "bumping" of some "roadhog" on the highway, which endeared him to anyonewho hasever gotten behind one (including this former Upstate New Yorker)! If the King (with his 200 NASCARwins)couldn't get in office in NC, then apparently you need more than star power!
Of course Jesse did have that feather boa...!