The Distinguished Weatherman

If you are familiar with the Eddie Murphy movie "The Distinguished Gentleman," then you know how beneficial name recognition can be for a politician. Well, former WTMJ weatherman Jim Ott has that name recognition advantage in the race for the 23rd Assembly District seat. "The Distinguished Weatherman" will certainly pick up votes because of his many years on Milwaukee television, but what about that old job of his? There are few television personalities so reviled as the weatherman. Will he be haunted by ghosts of rainy Memorial Day weekends past? Will the surprise snowstorms and unpredicted rainouts of previous years have a wind chill effect on his poll numbers?

I say there is a 30% chance, but stay tuned for further updates.