Good stuff, but a bit long-winded (for me).

Bow ties are cool. Myself and K-9 will vote for him!

Bow ties are for special occasions like science TV shows or weddings. Assuming that he doesn't have a cask of liquid nitrogen and a frog behind that podium, he probably should have stayed with a necktie.

This guy seems wholesome, adorable and in love with our city. Unless there's some impressive skeletons in his closet, I'd vote for him.

Hilarious. I hope this starts a trend of "old-family" moneybag fogies launching local hobby campaigns.

He manages to sound like he has no clue what city government does, just like Mallanan and da mayor did four years ago. And if he's not a politician, why exactly is he running? Government is by definition political, and anyone who doesn't understand that should stop wasting their time, and everyone else's.

@2 - Neither the Doctor nor a robot dog are legally eligible to vote in the US.

This will split off support from McGinn.

Are you kidding? ANYBODY will split off support from McGinn. McGinn has very little support.

Honestly, he seems TOO wholesome and adorable to be genuinely interested in the world of modern politics. It's the 21st century and the political world is nasty and cynical and wholly compromised. I wonder if there's any place in it for somebody like Charlie... and if there is, what that says about what's actually going on behind the bow tie.

Also, while his passion for education is inspiring and admirable, it's awfully lacking in details. How do you plan to fix the schools, sir?

You know what this whole situation makes me feel like? It makes me feel like an old-school early 1990s X-Files-style "I Want to Believe" poster where the blurry UFO is replaced with a blurry flying bow tie. I DO want to believe, but I just... don't.

@9, I'm pretty sure Nickels could beat McGinn at this point. And that's just sad