Thousands of no-hopers line up to be next US president

27 January 2016 - 02:42
By Reuters

Michael Petyo is a carpenter, a US Navy veteran, a grandfather and Russian Orthodox church cantor who likes to boast about his home-made nut rolls. He also happens to be a candidate for president of the US. The 66-year-old Indiana man has no big financial backers, little political experience outside of two failed runs for Congress and his odds of winning are almost nil.

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