Scott Walker is not even a candidate for president yet — officially — but he’s already received his first celebrity endorsement. Scott Baio, the actor who portrayed the character Chachi on “Happy Days” and the spinoff “Joanie Loves Chachi” has come out with a full-throated endorsement of the Wisconsin governor.
According to Politico, Baio’s endorsement of Walker was expressed in a tweet:
“Gov. Walker sounds a lot like President Reagan. #WalkerFor Pres,” the tweet read, with a picture of the actor posing alongside Walker.
Walker tweeted back Wednesday, writing: “Thanks! We both love Reagan, I’m flattered,” along with the hashtag #ChachiandWalkerLoveReagan.
As with many celeb endorsements, however, Baio’s support does not ensure a win. Indeed, judging by Chachi’s endorsement performance, Walker is unlikely to be the next president of the United States.
Politico notes:
This is not the first time that Baio, a registered Republican, has offered support to a politician. In 2012, he endorsed Mitt Romney in his run for the presidency and donated $5,000 to Romney’s primary and general election campaigns. (He also donated $12,500 to the Republican National Committee in the 2012 cycle.) In 2014, Baio donated $500 to the campaign of Tony Strickland, a Republican who ultimately lost his bid to succeed Buck McKeon in California’s 25th Congressional District.
Baio is an outspoken conservative, at least by Hollywood standards. He attended the state funeral of President Ronald Reagan and said he received death threats in 2010 after tweeting a picture of first lady Michelle Obama with the comment, “WOW He wakes up to this every morning.”
So stay tuned as Pensito Review cranks up EndorseWatch, a running log of which whack jobs have cast their support behind which wingnuts.
