Mandel ran for something in previous years and I remember his opponent put something out about him (I can't for the life of me remember what it was, but I think it involved him hiring his friends and trying to just live off government paychecks as a career - which means not interested in actual public service for the sake of public service, again - I can't really recall). So Mandel is and always has been NOT an option. But he is ex-military, and I do love the military ... every shiny coin seems to have a dark flipside unfortunately.