Mike Huckabee inexplicably compares Washington to a strip club

Mike Huckabee 2016 campaign ad.
(Image credit: Gov. Mike Huckabee/Twitter)

Fall is in the air: The leaves are turning, pumpkin spice latte think pieces are being penned, hurricanes are brewing, and political ads are, at long last, starting to pop up on television. Leading the charge is former Gov. Mike Huckabee, who released a video Thursday morning in which he rather inexplicably equates Washington, D.C. to a strip club.

"Washington. It's a strip club," a man explains over an image of poorly illustrated dollar bills abandoned next to a stripper pole. "The political class dances for the donor class and the working class gets stuck with the tab."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.