"Who would fictional characters vote for?" omnibus thread

[libertpaulian]

Let's do classic 80s sitcoms.  Here's how I think each of these main characters would have voted historically, starting at the year they're eligible to vote in their TV universe.

The Golden Girls:

Dorothy: Born into a working class family in NYC during the Depression?  Schoolteacher?  Perfect recipe for a Democrat.

1952: Stevenson
1956: Stevenson
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern, MAYBE Nixon if he got to her on the issues
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale (Sophia mentions it in one episode)
1988: Dukakis (Sophia mentions this in the above episode in the same scene)
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama (her last election, as Bea Arthur died in 2009)

Rose: She comes off as the swing voter type.  I could see her voting for the right candidate at the right time.  Definitely a moderate.

1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Could go either way
1980: Reagan (She comes off as the Reagan Democrat type)
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Bush (His folksiness convinces her)
2004: Bush (see 2000)
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Blanche: I see her as an old-fashioned Southern Democrat who could go for the right type of Republican.

1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon (Would NOT vote for a McGovern type)
1976: Carter (He's from Georgia just like her)
1980: Carter
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: Obama (her last election, as Rue McClanahan died in 2010)

Sophia: Immigrant, working class New Yorker, lived through the Depression...yeah, the elephant certainly isn't her animal.

1928: Smith
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Truman
1952: Stevenson
1956: Stevenson
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: Maybe McGovern.  I don't think Sophia's tough old bird personality would vote for a hippie type though.  She just may break her "No Republicans Rule" this once.
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry (Her last election.  Estelle Getty was starting to become ill in the early 2000s, so I think she wouldn't be well enough to vote in 2008, and then Estelle Getty died in 2009).

Who's the Boss?

Tony: Working-class Italian New Yorker=Democrat.  May occasionally vote Republican if he's convinced.

1972: Nixon (He was moderate plus Tony wouldn't vote for McGovern's hippie views)
1976: Carter (the lingering 70s recession)
1980: Carter
1984: Reagan (Tony was convinced by Reagan's "Are you better off?" zinger)
1988: Maybe Bush
1992: Clinton (definitely...Tony was already a teacher by then)
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry (fellow Northeasterner)
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Angela: Republicans used to dominate Connecticut back in the day.  Angela is a successful businesswoman, is active in her community, has an uptight personality...she's definitely a New England Republican.  I'd say she's definitely more to the right than a Rockefeller Republican, but at the same time, she's definitely NOT a Tea Party Republican.  

1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton (It's mentioned in an episode that the recession affected her advertising agency.  So, she presumably blamed Bush for it.  Plus, she was probably turned off by Pat Buchanan's "Culture Wars" speech.)
1996: Clinton (The economy is doing great, plus Clinton's policies were pretty conservative.  By this time, she's mostly voting Democrat for federal offices and a swing voter for state and local offices, although she may still be registered Republican.)
2000: Bush (He was moderate enough for her to vote red again)
2004: Kerry (The economy was slowly recovering from the 2001-2002 recession at this time, plus she probably hated the Iraq War.)
2008: Obama
2012: Could go for either Obama or Romney since Romney is a New England Republican like her

Sam: DEFINITELY a Democrat.

1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Jonathan: Seems like a Democrat to me.  Maybe he turns out to be gay just like the actor who plays him, which solidifies his blueness.

1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Mona: The quintessential Rockefeller Republican.  Switched to Democrat when the party started going more to the right, plus she was also starting to get up there in years.  In her mind, she wasn't going to vote for the party that planned to take away her Social Security and Medicare!  (Yes, I also take into consideration she shared in the wealth of Angela's agency and that she was basically living at the Bower residence for free.)

1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

The Cosby Show:

Cliff: Doctor, conservative, etc.  Republican.

1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson (only due to Goldwater's stance on the CRA)
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: Obama (he comes off as centrist enough for him, plus hey, first black Prez)
2012: Obama

Claire: Trial lawyer?  Career woman with spunk?  Democrat.  Occasionally voted Republican, either when the Democrat was an embarrassment of a nominee or during peaceful economic good times.

1956: Stevenson
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon (Humphrey's too liberal for her)
1972: Nixon (again, McGovern's too liberal for her)
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Reagan (She pondered Reagan's "Are you better off?" question.)
1988: Bush (Dukakis was too much of an embarrassment for anyone to support)
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Denise: Nuff said.

1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Theo: He studied psychology.  Most social workers are liberal, so...

1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Vanessa: Yeah...

1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

Rudy: Same

2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama

[libertpaulian]

Boy Meets World:

The Kids-

Cory: Swing voter, later votes Dem.  He's a teacher after all.

Topanga: Attorney at a large law firm.  She's Dem.  Biglaw attorneys are mostly Democrats.

Shawn: Author and hipster?  Dem.

Eric: Considering his large emphasis on children's issues, he's definitely Democrat.

Jack: Corporate bigshot.  Centrist country club Republican.  Probably votes for people like Boehner, McConnell, Romney, Jeb!, and Rubio.  Repulsed by Ted Cruz, Louie Gohmert, and Paul Broun types.

Angela:  Uh...Dem.

Rachel: Swing voter.

Minkus: See Jack.

Morgan: Unknown.  I'd have to see what became of her when she guest stars in GMW to make an educated guess.

The Adults-

Alan: Swing voter.  Reagan Democrat in the 80s, voted Clinton in the 90s, went to Bush in the 00s, went for Obama twice.  Probably will vote Republican in '16 due to the Democrats' rapid liberalizing.

Amy: Dem.

Mr. Feeny: New England intellectual and schoolteacher?  DEM.

Mr. Turner: Teacher.  Dem.


Looks like our friends from Philadelphia are overwhelmingly blue.

[libertpaulian]

The cast of FREAKS AND GEEKS (the show that was canceled TOO SOON!):

The Adults:

Harold Weir- TRUMP.  Harold was very blunt on the show, with all of his "You know what happened to my friend who smoked cigarettes?  HE DIED!" type of stories.  Trump would be a perfect fit for him.

Jean Weir- Clinton.  Jean seemed to be the typical docile housewife on the show who went along with whatever her husband said.  However, she has a few feminist tendencies of her own.  In one episode, she got into a fight with Harold because she felt he only appreciated her as a housewife and not as an individual.  In another episode, Lindsay and Harold were debating about the pros and cons of a woman President, and she took Lindsay's side.  Plus, in 2016, Jean would be REALLY REALLY REALLY old, and she'd like to see a woman President for her sake, as well as for her daughter's (Lindsay's) sake.

Mr. Rosso- Sanders.  Mr. Rosso's a dope-smoking hippie.  Sanders has promised on the campaign trail that he'd relax the marijuana laws, which would be right up Rosso's alley.

Mr. Kowchevski- Trump.  He was the asshole math teacher that always got on Daniel's case.  Very brash and abrasive.  It's revealed in one episode that he's in the closet, but because he's from a conservative area of Michigan, he's probably your typical closeted gay Republican.

Coach Fredricks- Clinton.  Teacher, so yeah.

Mr. and Mrs. Schweiber (Neal's parents)- Clinton.  Upper-middle class suburban Jews?  Definite Clinton voters.

Gloria Haverchuck (Bill's Mom)- Clinton.  Single mom who has to be a stripper in order to feed, clothe, and house her teenage son?  She'd definitely be included in Hillary's sob stories.

Cookie Kelly (Kim's Mom)- Trump.  Uneducated white trailer trash?  That's one of Trump's strongest demographics.

Mr. Andopolis (Nick's Dad whose name is never revealed): Either Trump or Cruz.  He's a tough military veteran and would prefer either candidate equally.

The Main Cast:

Lindsay Weir- Clinton.  Independent-minded and feminist.  Perfect mix for a Clinton voter.  Lindsay was a bit of a cynic on the show as well, which would normally make her an ideal Sanders voter, but she figures 2016 is the Year of the Woman, and America must elect a woman President.  Thus, Lindsay Weir (assuming she either keeps her nee or is still unmarried at this point) is #ReadyForHillary.

Sam Weir- Kasich.  The writers of the show said that Sam would experience a growth spurt and become more athletic if there was a season 2 (the actor himself grew about 10 inches in the year 2000).  However, we're going by what the characters were like for the 18 episodes we had with them.  Sam was scrawny, weak, an underdog, and constantly bullied.  Kasich is a total underdog in this race, and doesn't get a lot of respect.  Sam would naturally gravitate toward Kasich.

Neal Schweiber- Clinton.  Again, upper-middle class suburban Jew.

Bill Haverchuck- Trump.  Poor and white.  However, he was also kind of an oddball, which makes him seem like a Trump voter to me.

Daniel Desario- No one.  He was a bum who just liked to party and lay around on the show.  He'd probably be too lazy to register to vote, let alone go out and vote.

Nick Andopolis- Sanders.  Simple.  Sanders wants to end the War on Drugs, which means it's easier for Nick to get pot.  Nick was high practically every episode, so...

Ken Miller- Trump.  Comes from a wealthy family, which would ideally make him a moderate country club Republican.  However, he's very sarcastic and honest.  He wasn't afraid to insult Lindsay to her face, even when the Freaks were starting to welcome her into their circle.  So, I say Trump gains Seth Rogen's character as a voter.

Kim Kelly- Clinton.  Kim was shrill and a total bitch.  Need I say more?

Gordon Crisp- Trump.  He was the fat guy who had a BO problem, and tended to be blunt about inappropriate topics from time to time.

Harris Trinsky- Sanders.  Harris was that long-haired weirdo that got the Geeks into D&D.  I don't know.  He just comes off as a Sanders voter to me.

Alan White- Trump.  Alan was the school bully that picked on the geeks, but LOVED to pick on Sam for some reason.

Cindy Sanders- Kasich.  She was your typical Young Republican on the show.  She'd naturally gravitate toward Kasich after her preferred candidate Rubio dropped out of the race.  Cindy would think Cruz is too far right and that Trump doesn't belong in the GOP at all.

Millie Kentner- Cruz.  Millie was UBER religious.  Natural Cruz voter.

Tell me if I missed anyone from the show.  I don't think I did, as I am a MAJOR F&G fan...

[libertpaulian]

Grace and Frankie characters.

Main Cast:

Grace: Definitely Warren.
Frankie: Sanders.  Who else?!
Robert: Buttigieg.
Sol: Sanders.
Brianna: Warren, but only because Harris dropped out.
Mallory: Klobuchar.
Coyote: Biden.
Bud: Biden.