Odd Candidate Behavior Nothing New

Idaho Statesman reporter Patrick Orr has a full story today on Cynthia Clinkingbeard, the 1st District congressional candidate who was arrested over the weekend after threatening Staples employees with a 9mm handgun. The former physician, whose medical license was revoked in 2005, was charged with three felony counts of aggravated assault and one count of use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime, Orr reports; she also was suspended from her college teaching post for “erratic behavior.” Here’s the thing: This is the second time in 16 years that a candidate who was also a physician has filed for Idaho’s 1st District congressional seat and then had a public meltdown; the last one, back in 1996, was running against Helen Chenoweth in the GOP primary/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here. (AP file illustration of Larry Craig)

Question: OK, let’s all concede that former U.S. senator Larry Craig was the king of all odd behavior by a prospective candidate. Which candidate in your experience was your favorite for behaving oddly?