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Alice Cooper launches satirical 2024 presidential campaign
Alice Cooper has launched a campaign to become president of the United States, saying, “I have absolutely no idea what to do, so I should fit right in”.The rock legend has encouraged fans and members of his Wild Party to “sign up to receive updates on the campaign kick-off, ongoing virtual rallies, Q&A sessions, and more” at AliceForPresident.com.This is far from the first time Cooper has thrown his hate in the ring for the Oval Office – indeed, he has run in one form or another every four years since the release of his 1972 single ‘Elected’.He did, for example, run simultaneously in 2016 for president and UK prime minister, including a manifesto that called for “adding Lemmy to Mt. Rushmore” and putting Peter Sellers on the £20 note.This time around, he has released a campaign video, which you can watch below, in which he says: “Well, I’m Alice Cooper and I’m a troubled man for troubled times.