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The idea is twofold:
1- Allow people a fun way to protest a ballot full of horrible
candidates by writing in a fictional character who embodies
their values and...
2- Give future candidates a message as to what kind of
leader
we might want in the future.
If Ghandi is getting 80% of
the write in votes, well ok,
there's
a message the candidates might glean from that. If however
the number one write in candidate for the sixth election in
a
row is Dirty Harry, well, there's a message in that as well.
To clarify, the idea is to monitor ALL write in votes including
those specifying imaginary people and to encourage those
who like none of
the
above to have some fun and get a message about their
values
to future leaders.
Joke
http://www.merriam-...com/dictionary/joke
[doctorremulac3, Nov 09 2016]
[link]
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James Bond - only 23%?? What sort of people are you?! |
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If Dirty Harry gets more than 6 votes, the probable message
is to move. |
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Bond regularly performs driving infractions and I've never
seen him so much as pay a parking ticket. |
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What kind of message is 'Mickey Mouse?' That we need more
joy and levity in politics? |
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See? These are real metrics here. You can learn a lot about a
group of people by which fictional character they'd choose as
their leader. |
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Of course the voter could opt out of the whole exercise by
writing in candidates like "I.C. Wiener" or "Ivanna Tinkle", but
then their vote would be wasted on somebody stupid that
wouldn't be able to give them anything they promised.
Ahem. |
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Yea, I'm down with Yoda. Wants peace but knows when it's
time to kick ass. Good one. |
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Spock would be mine I guess. Him or Kirk. I guess if you can
write in the VP it'd be a Kirk / Spock ticket. |
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Kirk/Spock would be OK. Picard/Riker ... maybe not so much. |
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Q: one of the trickier, more elusive letters of the alphabet. |
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Myself, I'd vote for E, a letter for the common man, versatile, often silent but effective. |
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What's not to like about the Elder Futhark and the Pforzen buckle? |
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Women abusing, disrespectful, racist retard 55% - oh wait - that just actually happened :-( :-( :-( |
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For ourselves, we are happy to welcome your new orange-faced overlord. |
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Eh, Gandhi wasn't a fictional character. Where's El Pedanto when you need him most? |
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//For ourselves, we are happy to welcome your
new orange-faced overlord.// |
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And I for one would like to remind him that as a
trusted and beloved internet personality, I can be
helpful in rounding up other humans to toil in his
underground work camps. |
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//Eh, Gandhi wasn't a fictional character... // <---
Eh, this is known as a joke. See link. |
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Went to uni with a chap called Gandy. |
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//<--- Eh, this is known as a joke. See link//
Good joke, I lolled |
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probably to something even worse. |
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Does Robin Hood count as fictional or real? |
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[8th of 7], I sort-of thought that might be the answer (real
dude, fictional/exaggerated exploits). So, if this Idea is
about picking a
write-in candidate because of fictional exploits, then Robin
Hood might sometimes be a good choice for some voters.
And on the same basis, Arthur Pendragon might be another
good choice. |
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//Went to uni with a chap called Gandy// |
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So did I. What was your Gandy's first name? |
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