Two weeks after Election Day, a new Democratic Party hero is emerging on the Internet: Foster Campbell, a 69-year-old cattle farmer, public service commissioner, and—no pressure—the Democrats’ last hope to flip a Senate seat in their favor. In a runoff election set for December 10, Campbell is challenging Republican John Kennedy for Louisiana’s Senate seat; if Campbell wins, he’d push the ratio of Senate Republicans to Democrats from 51–48 to 51–49, no small feat in what could be a long four years under the Trump administration.

Campbell, a Newt Gingrich doppelgänger, is an unlikely online celebrity—he isn’t hip like President Obama, or meme-able like Joe Biden—but he is nevertheless inspiring a groundswell of support from Democrats around the country who want to help him win that precious extra seat. Campbell is like a beacon of hope, giving disconsolate Democrats someone, and something, to root for—one last chance to check President-elect Trump’s power in a Republican-controlled government. Non-Louisiana residents are taking to Twitter to plead for donations to Campbell’s campaign; sign-up sheets for the candidate’s phone bank are circulating on Facebook, and Rachel Maddow and CNN have interviewed Campbell about his platform. A former seven-term state senator, Campbell described himself in a recent news conference as “on the right side, helping the people”: He has fought to lower energy rates for rural farmers, passed measures to waive utility deposits for victims of domestic violence, and is pushing for equal pay.

So, what sort of shot does Campbell have? Democrats have a terrible track record when it comes to turning out for elections on the state level, and Kennedy earned more votes in the first round of the runoff in the Republican-dominated, red state of Louisiana—25 percent of the vote to Campbell’s 17.5 percent. But that was before Campbell’s race became one of national interest. With a new wave of energy and resources, and the support of Louisiana’s Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, Campbell is vowing to “fight like hell and be outspoken.” That’s something to be thankful for.