{"id":8642,"date":"2018-05-25T15:05:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=8642"},"modified":"2018-08-20T13:52:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T18:52:30","slug":"kyle-frenette-drops-congressional-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/kyle-frenette-drops-congressional-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Iver manager Kyle Frenette drops congressional bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we last heard from Kyle Frenette, the longtime Bon Iver manager <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/bon-ivers-manager-kyle-frenette-on-why-hes-running-for-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had announced his candidacy<\/a> for a congressional seat in Wisconsin\u2019s 7th district. Now, just over three months later, he\u2019s hitting the brakes.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted Friday on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyleforwisconsin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign website<\/a> and social media, the Democrat abruptly dropped out of the race, citing \u201cunforeseen circumstances\u201d that would prevent him from \u201cgiving this campaign and the people of the 7th district the time and attention they deserve.\u201d No specific reason was given beyond that, but Frenette did say he\u2019ll be around to support whoever wins in the August primary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is with a heavy heart I must withdraw my candidacy for Congress . . . <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hfn8AH5NUU\">pic.twitter.com\/hfn8AH5NUU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Frenette (@kylefrenette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylefrenette\/status\/1000088604625047552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Frenette\u2019s campaign had been <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/politics\/news\/bon-iver-manager-kyle-frenette-congress-1202709367\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2018\/02\/bon-iver-manager-kyle-frenette-is-challenging-the-congressman-from-real-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publicized<\/a> (at least among music fans) because, hey, it\u2019s not every day that the dude who manages a Grammy-nominated indie rock band decides that he wants to toss himself into the roiling cesspool of U.S. politics. Especially one as boundlessly positive as Frenette.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Frenette would have been running to unseat Sean Duffy, a Republican and <em>Real World<\/em> alum who has represented the district since 2011 and is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/sean-duffy-optimistic-trump-tariffs-will-boost-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">staunch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/sean-duffy-id-bet-on-trump-over-biden-to-win-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter<\/a> of our Big Baby President (because what else would expect from someone whose entire public life is based on the desperate seeking of attention?).<\/p>\n<p>But I digress. Condolences to Frenette for whatever it is that caused him to end his campaign early, but let\u2019s be real: He\u2019s probably going to lock himself in a cabin and write a <em>killer<\/em> folk album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we last heard from Kyle Frenette, the longtime Bon Iver manager had announced his candidacy for a congressional seat in Wisconsin\u2019s 7th district. 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