If the 2020 Democratic primary race is starting to feel a bit like a clown car, then there’s great news: one of the latest Dems to throw his hat in is quite the joker. Mike Gravel, a former Democratic senator from Alaska, is trying to meme his way to the nomination after three teens convinced him to give it a go.

Since joining Twitter on March 30, and promising “a splash will be made,” Gravel’s account has been about dragging other 2020 contenders and cracking jokes, while making it clear his entire candidacy is about forcing his counterparts further left.

“We’re going to blow the Overton window wide open,” Gravel wrote in an April 8 tweet, featuring his first campaign ad, which took aim at Howard Schultz, Tucker Carlson, and Joe Biden. The Overton window, as explained by Politico, is the range of political topics that it’s widely considered publicly acceptable to advocate for or against. Many on the left have long argued that the Overton window in the United States is too far to the right, and hope, like Gravel, to expand the public discourse. For example, some have credited Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) with shifting the window to the left by publicly arguing for her democratic socialist beliefs.

According to Rolling Stone, the inspiration to push the primary left and draft Gravel came from three teenagers: high school seniors David Oks and Elijah Emery, and Columbia University first-year student Henry Williams. Oks told Rolling Stone that the idea for a candidate pushing a left-wing agenda came first, and Gravel was a natural fit.

Gravel told Politico, “When they first approached me, I responded, ‘Do you know how old I am?’” As reported by New York, Gravel’s lengthy political career has included a fervently anti-war 2008 presidential bid and, in 1971, entering thousands of pages of the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional record.

Gravel’s campaign has its own plans for what the “wide open” window should include. On Twitter, he’s railed against “neoliberal wonks” and the military-industrial complex. He’s expressed support for Chelsea Manning, the former military leaker who is once again being jailed. He’s also been taking shots at 2020 candidates Pete Buttigieg, John Hickenlooper, Beto O’Rourke, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and Cory Booker. In one particularly brutal burn, Gravel tweeted, “The Beto campaign will pierce new frontiers in meaninglessness.”

“What's the point of a primary devoid of attacks and criticisms on candidates' records and views?” Gravel asked in a tweet on April 7. “A primary is supposed to choose the best candidate based on views and record. It's not about singing "Kumbaya." Politics isn't beanbag: If you can't stand heat, get out of the kitchen.”

Gravel, who is trying to get enough donors to qualify for the Democratic debates, even has his own fandom hashtag: #Gravelanche.

And just in case anyone thinks the teens leading Gravel’s campaign are the ones behind his dynamic Twitter presence, the former senator has pushed back, arguing, “dril’s got nothing on me.”

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