Boehner: ‘Miracle I Won’ First Election ‘With a Name That Looks Like Boner’

During a soliloquy on State of the Union about the advantages of competition on the 2016 GOP primary field, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) recalled his first election, which pitted a man “with a name that looks like Boner” against a candidate named “Tom Kindness.”

“It was a miracle I won,” Boehner said. “So competition is good.” Via CNN:

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