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What Some Politicians Will Do To Win

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If you think American politics brings out the worst in candidates, you haven't heard anything yet. How about parading an elephant through the streets? If that's not enough, how about wrapping a condom on your finger for an ad, or posing as Jesus?

All of those things have been done as Romanian politicians are looking to find new ways to find voters ahead of an upcoming election, according to Reuters.

Possibly the wildest of measures, banners have been displayed with a candidate named Gelu Dragan posing with his finger wrapped with a condom. He hoped the ads would show voters he would protect them from government corruption.

One voter said of walking an elephant, "These people will do anything to get into power…"

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