What a wonderful year it’s been … if you are a collector of awful years. Here are some of the characters who have grabbed a tiny bit of fame and helped make the 2016 campaign such a catastrophe. And here’s hoping they now go on to live long lives of total obscurity.
Ken Bone
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Bone became an insta-celebrity during the town hall presidential debate, thanks to his red sweater, regular-guy appearance and memorable name. Then some Reddit posts surfaced of him mooning over hacked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence. Oy, Kenny!
Ben Carson
America’s favorite sleepwalking retired surgeon became famous for his “what the?” pronouncements as a GOP White House candidate – and then later, advised us that even if Donald Trump gets elected and fails, hey, it’s just four years.