Democrats spent 2025 desperately searching for some way—any way—to reconnect with normal Americans. After losing every swing state, the popular vote, and whatever was left of Joe Biden's frontal lobe, they needed to find someone who could appeal to the voters they spent a decade lecturing. Someone who could speak fluent American.
Enter Ryan Strnad.
A Milwaukee Brewers beer vendor who works two other jobs to make ends meet, Strnad launched his campaign for governor of Wisconsin in August. He acknowledged that his candidacy would be "polarizing" among his fellow Democrats, given that he opposed COVID-19 lockdowns and prefers cops to actually arrest criminals. He gave it a try anyway, hoping his party would be willing to "think out of the box" after Donald Trump's reelection.
Take the issue of education. Asked how he'd fund struggling public schools, Strnad could have channeled his partymates by proposing a tax levy on straight white men. Instead, he said:
"How about alcohol at high school sporting events?"
How about that? We're intrigued. But what about the ramifications? Don't worry. Strnad has weighed the pros and cons. Here's his assessment:
"I think, one, it would be rude to the kids, unfortunately, who aren't old enough to drink—but that purchasing of the beers at high school football facilities is actually going into the schools," he said, his eyes firmly on the ball. "And we also have to be careful on some liabilities—what happens to someone who's driving back from a high school football game and gets in an accident? I know it's a bold decision to make, but hey, that's revenue."
Strnad is right. Business is business. Plus, it's Wisconsin. The parents are already drinking in the parking lot and smuggling flasks into the bleachers. Why not cut the school in for a percentage? Now that's governing in the public interest.
The Democrats, of course, are nowhere near ready for a visionary like Strnad, who ended his campaign just three months after it began. That's ok. Hawking beers to baseball fans is way cooler than running a state, anyway. So is being a Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year. Congrats, Mr. Strnad, that's exactly what you are.