Elizabeth Siders was just trying to figure out why her Amazon package kept getting delivered to the neighbor's porch.
What she ended up with, according to a now-viral thread on r/nottheonion, was a full-blown political career, a TikTok following, and a subpoena from her own homeowners association.
It started, as most American tragedies do, with a Ring camera and an unhinged group chat.
Siders, a 41-year-old former paralegal from rural Ohio, posted a clip of a city council meeting to her neighborhood Facebook page.
The clip showed a councilman falling asleep mid-vote on a zoning ordinance for a Dollar General.
Within 48 hours, the post had 400,000 views, and Siders had accidentally become the face of a grassroots movement to "fix the potholes and the vibes." She told local news she never wanted this.
Then she filed paperwork to run for mayor.
The campaign was a masterclass in chaotic internet energy.
Siders refused to do traditional rallies.
Instead, she livestreamed herself driving around town pointing at things that annoyed her.
A guy named Gary who keeps parking his boat in the handicap spot.
Her opponent, a three-term incumbent named Dale, tried to debate her.
Siders showed up with a whiteboard that just said "Dale voted against the splash pad" over and over.
Now, three months into the job, the honeymoon is over.
The same neighbors who elected her are furious she hasn't personally fixed their internet.
The HOA is suing her for flying a Pride flag on city property, which she claims is technically a "welcome mat" because it's on the ground.
The police chief quit after Siders asked him to stop ticketing teenagers for skateboarding and start ticketing the geese.
Reddit, naturally, has thoughts. "AITA for thinking she's the only politician who's ever been honest?" one user posted.
Another replied, "NTA but she's gonna get primaried by a golden retriever in two years, calling it now." Siders doesn't seem bothered.
She recently went viral again for answering a constituent email with just a screenshot of the Wikipedia page for "deferred maintenance" and the caption "read it and weep, Kevin." Political scientists are baffled.
Gary still has his boat in the handicap spot.
The real question isn't whether Siders is qualified.
It's whether any of us are, and why we keep electing people who post through it.
She's a mirror with a Ring subscription and decent lighting.
If you're thinking about running for local office because you're mad about a pothole, go for it.
Final Thoughts
Just know that the pothole will still be there.