Novelty candidate

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A novelty candidate (also known as satirical candidate, parody candidate, or joke candidate) is a person who runs (or stands, in the United Kingdom) for political office in an election as a form of satire or protest, without seriously expecting to win. Novelty candidates often (but need not) propose ridiculous policies, which are unreasonably specific and trivial, or overwhelmingly unpopular, or have other characteristics that make them ridiculous. Some novelty candidates are also perennial candidates, but whereas perennial candidates sometimes run on substantive policy issues, novelty candidacies are typically run for satirical purposes.

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