Wednesday, August 12, 2015

A Middle Child's Day Special Election Update!

THE OFFICIAL 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
BIRTH ORDER REPORT

You can analyze the polls to determine who might have the edge to become the next Presidential nominee of their party, but you’d be looking in the wrong place. Over half of all U.S. Presidents were Middle Children. If you want to know who has what it takes to be President, start with birth order! According to a joint study conducted by the Middle Child Party and International Middle Child Union, of the top ten 2016 Republican candidates, 40% (4) are Middle Children, 40% are the oldest, and 20% (2) are the youngest. Throw in the second tier candidates, and those numbers shift slightly: 37% (6) are Middle Children, 37% are the oldest, and 26% (4) are the youngest. (We couldn’t verify Jim Gilmore’s birth order status, but I’m pretty sure that’s not an issue.)
Most people think that first-borns are the natural born leaders, but experts say that since most Middle Children feel their older and younger siblings get special treatment, Mid Kids learn early on how to negotiate for what they want. As a result, we tend to be agreeable, diplomatic, compromising, handle disappointment well, and have realistic expectations. Those sound like Presidential qualities to me.
Here’s a list of all the contenders and their birth order, with special commentary on the top Middle Child candidates:

TOP REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

Candidate: Donald Trump Birth Order: Middle Child
This is what happens when a Middle Child gets too much attention. As if the hair didn’t scream, “Look at me” enough, now he’s literally screaming at anyone and everyone he wants. He’s like a Middle Child on steroids!




Candidate: Jeb Bush Birth Order: Middle Child
His older brother was a Governor, so he becomes a Governor. Then his older brother was President, just like their father, so now he wants to be President, too. Classic Middle Child behavior, always trying to live up to the expectations set by your older brother. NOTE TO JEB: It usually doesn’t end well.


                                    CandidateScott Walker Birth OrderOldest
                                    CandidateMike Huckabee Birth OrderYoungest
                                    CandidateDr. Ben Carson Birth OrderYoungest
                                    CandidateTed Cruz Birth OrderOldest


Candidate: Marco Rubio Birth Order: Middle Child
On the surface, Rubio appears to be a completely well adjusted Middle Child. But that’s the kind you really have to watch out for, because there is no such thing as a well adjusted Middle Child!





Candidate: Rand Paul Birth Order: Middle Child
Also went into the same line of work as his father. He once filibustered for almost 13 hours straight, and another time for almost 10 hours! Think he likes being the center of attention much?



                                 
                                    Candidate: Chris Christie Birth Order: Oldest
                                    Candidate: John Kasich Birth Order: Oldest

REST OF THE REPUBLICAN PACK
                                    Candidate: Rick Perry Birth Order: Youngest
                                    Candidate: Rick Santorum Birth Order: Middle Child
                                    Candidate: Carly Fiorina Birth Order: Middle Child
                                    Candidate: Bobby Jindal Birth Order: Oldest
                                    Candidate: Lindsey Graham Birth Order: Oldest
                                    Candidate: George Pataki Birth Order: Youngest
                                    Candidate: Jim Gilmore Birth Order: N/A, but probably doesn’t matter!

DEMOCRATIC CONTENDERS
                                    Candidate: Hillary Clinton Birth Order: Oldest

INDEPENDENT CONTENDERS
                                    Candidate: Bernie Sanders Birth Order: Youngest

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

7 Great Ways to Celebrate Middle Child's Day!

Middle Child's Day is tomorrow, and the Smack Dab Blog is where you'll find complete coverage of all the day's events. It's a pretty easy job, since nothing is happening, but what else is new? Here are 7 great ways to make this the most memorable Middle Child's Day yet -- which really isn't saying much since no one ever remembers Middle Child's Day!!

1. Send a Middle Child's Day Greeting Card: 
It's the least you can do to let your favorite Middle Children know that you're thinking of them on their special day. Really -- it's the very least you can do.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE

2. Buy a gift from the Smack Dab Shop:
Order today and there's NO WAY it will arrive in time for Middle Child's Day, but they'll be so happy you actually remembered, they won't even care!  (All profits are donated to UNICEF.) CLICK HERE TO SHOP


3. Update your Social Media Profile: Honor the day by changing your social media profile pic to a famous Middle Child! Check out the Smack Dab Middle Child Icon Gallery and choose from more than 50 real-life and make-believe Mid Kids, including the new Caitlyn Jenner icon! CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE

4. Take a Middle Child to celebrate at an MiLB game: For the second year, the International Middle Child Union has reached out to Minor League and Independent League professional baseball teams to stage "Middle Child Appreciation Nights" at stadiums all across the country. Here's a list of teams participating this year. At least they said they were!
CLICK TEAM TO CHECK FOR DETAILS:
AUG 11: Greeneville Astros, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, San Jose Giants AUG 12: Augusta Green Jackets, Batavia Muckdogs, Beloit Snappers, Bowie Baysox, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Elizabethton Twins, Joplin Blasters, Jupiter Hammerheads, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Lakewood Blueclaws, Laredo Lemurs, Lincoln Saltdogs, Mobile Bay Bears, New Britain Rock Cats, Round Rock Express, St. Lucie Mets, Sussex County Miners, Syracuse Chiefs, Wilmington Blue Rocks AUG 13: Camden Riversharks, Fort Meyers Miracle, AUG 16: Sioux Falls Canaries AUG 18: Grand Prairie Airhogs, South Bend Cubs AUG 19: Burlington Bees, Fresno Grizzlies, Rockland Boulders AUG 26: Auburn Doubledays

5. Download your very own International Middle Child Union Membership Card: What better time to become a card carrying Middle Child? Of course, membership is FREE. Having to pay would be like rubbing salt in the wound.


6. View and share the Middle Child Anthem video: featuring over 100 famous Middle Children!


7. Make this the LAST TIME we celebrate Middle Child's Day on August 12!: Sign the petition to move Middle Child's Day to a day that makes more sense: July 2, the MIDDLE of the year! Maybe then, people will remember?
CLICK HERE TO SIGN


CHECK BACK ON AUG. 12 FOR A SPECIAL MIDDLE CHILD PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BIRTH ORDER REPORT