{"id":5967,"date":"2024-01-21T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binkley2024.com\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2024-01-22T08:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:26:06","slug":"god-spoke-to-me-ryan-binkleys-quixotic-quest-for-the-republican-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binkley2024.com\/god-spoke-to-me-ryan-binkleys-quixotic-quest-for-the-republican-nod\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018God spoke to me\u2019: Ryan Binkley\u2019s quixotic quest for the Republican nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1lpi6p1\">In a movie, Ryan Binkley would be storming towards the presidency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1lpi6p1\">At more than 6ft tall, with a strong jaw and an athletic physique, Binkley looks the quintessential Hollywood vision of a political leader. The long-shot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/republicans\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Republican<\/a>\u00a0candidate for president wears well-cut suits and has a full head of dark brown hair. He has a lovely set of teeth, nice shiny shoes, and he smells nice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1lpi6p1\">But Binkley\u2019s problem? No one knows who he is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1lpi6p1\">The Texan, a pastor and co-founder of a financial services company, has spent more than $8m of his own money on his quixotic presidential campaign. He has been running for president for more than nine months: three-quarters of a year spent in the early voting states of Iowa,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-hampshire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">New Hampshire<\/a>\u00a0and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/jan\/21\/ryan-binkley-new-hampshire-republican-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a movie, Ryan Binkley would be storming towards the presidency. At more than 6ft tall, with a strong jaw and an athletic physique, Binkley looks the quintessential Hollywood vision of a political leader. 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