From his campy, viral campaign ad, Greg Knight, a Conservative Party candidate standing in the United Kingdom’s general election on Thursday, might not have seemed like a formidable candidate.
The awkward, low-budget ad is already entertaining enough for its sheer awfulness, when suddenly a 1980s-style jingle starts up to win you over.
Even as Conservative Party candidates across the U.K. surprisingly lost 12 seats in the House of Commons, Knight cruised to victory on Thursday: He won his constituency by 28 percentage points.
The ad seemed to go viral earlier this week, with Google searches for Greg Knight spiking on Monday. The ad has racked up more than 600,000 views so far.
Knight has represented his East Yorkshire constituency since 2001, and won all his elections by more than 10 percentage points.
Congratulations on your re-election, Knight. Can’t wait to see what you have for us in the next general election.
Across the rest of the U.K., the Conservative Party came away with the most seats in parliament, but not enough to win an outright majority. That result is widely considered a disappointment for the Conservatives, since Prime Minister Theresa May chose to call for an election earlier than required to, in hopes of expanding the Conservative majority in parliament.
Jason Russell is the contributors editor for the Washington Examiner.
