Hey, now I'd vote for this guy

As we all know, politics is a dog-eat-dog world.

So who better than a 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever for mayor?

At least according to a  Daily Breeze story from Tuesday.

The  Associated Press reports that Willie Bean Roscoe P. Coltrane is running for mayor of Fairhope, Ala.

Some of his supporters say all the politicking, name-dropping and sign-maneuvering in the seven-man Fairhope mayoral race is wearing on them weeks ahead of the Aug. 26 election.

"I think he polishes up the field," said Vince Kilborn, 66, of Fairhope. "We need new blood."

Owner Tress Turner, shown in the photo, decided to enter Willie Bean in a satirical poke at politics.

The dog's campaign began when a mayoral candidate placed a campaign sign on the property that bordered Turner's Coffee Loft shop. When customers started griping, the shop declared itself to be politically netural in the race before deciding to run Willie Bean.

Willie Bean, like all candidates, will likely face some intense scrutiny. But the locals aren't worried.

"He doesn't have any skeletons in his closet," Kilborn said. "He's eaten them all."

 AP Photo/Press-Register, John David Mercer