Jimmy McMillan became an overnight folk hero when he declared, in response to just about every question in the 2010 gubernatorial debate, that the rent was "too damn high." At the time, the average rent on a Manhattan two-bedroom was an eye-popping $3,460. Now, it's a preposterous $3,960. No surprise, Mr. McMillan is running for governor again.

He hasn't lost his focus. If they ask him about gas drilling in upstate New York, he says, "I'm going to tell them, 'The rent is too damn high!'"

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