[DC Bound]

"If Michael Jordan ran for office, the name recognition attached to him would be phenomenal," Carter says. "People have an immediate sense of who I am because of my father. They're thinking that the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree."

Carter envisions the rest of the plan working like this: media interest dominoes into campaign donations—"The Carter name means I can tap into the good feelings many folks have toward my father," he says—which translates into voter support, carrying him to victory over Ensign.

"All I have to get is 51 percent of the vote, and I win," Carter says, chuckling.

This guy is a genius.

[D-fendr]

"They're thinking that the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree."

I'm thinking that the pea doesn't fall far from the nut.