'I will not even go to strip clubs anymore!' promises Minneapolis mayoral candidate in bizarre campaign video

Minneapolis mayoral candidate Jeffrey Alan Wagner promises that if he's elected, 'I will not take money from the developers, I will not take money from the political angle - I will not even go to strip clubs anymore!'

'You know what I want?' says a woman who opens Wagner's video. 'A Minneapolis mayor who really represents the people.'

Then Wagner appears, shirtless, walking out of a lake with a coffee cup in his hand.

'Wake the f*** up!' he later yells into the camera,' and then disappears back into the lake after the woman has poured him a fresh cup of coffee.

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Jeff Wagner, a tipsy-sounding candidate for mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, promises 'I will not even go to strip clubs anymore!' if he's elected

'Wake the f*** up!' Wagner screams into the camera, which is one way to get attention in a crowded field of 37 candidates

Wagner was arrested in 2000 for driving after his license and his car?s license plates had been revoked. He also had no proof of having car insurance

Wagner for Mayor > http://t.co/lgwoYAB1ER — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 13, 2013





'You're not the ones deciding who you vote for. The media and the money is,' Wagner says.

Wagner's campaign video has attracted attention from national political observers including CNN host Jake Tapper, who jokingly tweeted Friday, 'Wagner for Mayor.'

One political website dubbed it 'the best political campaign video of 2013'.

The field of candidates is looking like a California governor's race, with no fewer than 37 candidates so far. His Facebook campaign page currently has just 4 'likes.'

It says Wagner is ' running for Minneapolis Mayor Jeffrey Wagner is an advocate for Minneapolis Renters.'

Wagner is no stranger to Minnesota government, but he's usually been on the wrong side of the law.



Websites that specialize in publishing arrest mugshots have collected dossiers on him that include at least three separate jail bookings.

In 2000 Wagner was arrested for driving while intoxicated. His Ramsey County, Minnesota booking report, according to Bustedmugshots.com , indicated a blood-alcohol concentration of .21 - more than twice the legal limit.

Wagner's first appearance in the video has him walking out of a lake wearing nothing but skin-tight swim trunks

... and after he's done, he returns to the deep -- with a fresh cup of java

'You know what I want?' says his female companiion. 'A Minneapolis mayor who really represents the people'

Wagner later had his driving privileges revoked. In 2007 he was arrested for driving anyway in the town of Columbia Heights , and with no proof of insurance. The car he was driving also had invalid plates, according to police. A second DWI arrest followed in 2009

But politics is open to all comers, including the tipsy and the all-around strange.



In the inexplicable campaign video, the speech-slurring Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member says he's 'cool with making $100,000 per year' as the next mayor of Minnesota's largest city.

