Tim Tebow is a natural for politics. There is an open House appropriator seat coming available in Florida after Rep. Ander Crenshaw announced his upcoming retirement, and Tebow just so happens to live in the district.
It’s a perfect fit, especially considering Tebow recently admitted a career in politics would be “intriguing” in an interview with Fox News.
On top of that, IFC chairman and free market strategist Phil Kerpen tweeted out Thursday that he’s hearing Tebow is actually considering making a run at the open House seat.
You don’t have to be an expert in politics or any kind of strategist to see the appeal of having Tebow become part of the Republican establishment. He’s squeaky clean, despite years of having his life probed by members of the sports media, and legitimately pursues a life of helping others.
He’s also one of the most popular sports figures America has ever know.
“We do not pick favorites,” said a key party strategist, via Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner, but “obviously a huge Florida football star would be an interesting candidate for our side of the aisle.”
“Interesting” doesn’t begin to cut it. It’s hard to imagine Tebow wouldn’t be ushered into the open seat without much of a struggle, even coming to the party as a late arrival.
“Like his career with the Denver Broncos, the primary game is going be extremely competitive so Tebow may have to once again come from behind late in the 4th quarter in order to pull this off. If he were to become the Republican nominee, he would be a shoo-in because it is a safe Republican seat,” added communications strategist Ron Bonjean.
At this point, even after Tebow’s comment about politics being intriguing to him, given his current situation as a college football analyst for ESPN a move to politics would be a shocking turn of events.
Still, if ever there was a perfect opportunity for the legendary Florida quarterback to hit the ground running in the political arena, this would seem to be it.