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8 Book Characters You Wish Could Run for President
Election season is almost over in America. Whether you're helping to choose our 45th president or not (hello, reader friends from other countries!), we invite you to take a brief step away from the world of actual politics and enter the world of fictional politics.
We asked on Facebook and Twitter: If you could nominate a fictional book character as president, who would you pick? Your top answers are below. Who would get your vote?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
Potential running mates: Galadriel, Frodo Baggins, Treebeard, Dumbledore (magical crossover edition)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Potential running mates: Anyone who reminds voters that he is not the Atticus from Go Set a Watchman
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
Potential running mates: Tyrion Lannister, Asha/Yara Greyjoy, Drogon the dragon
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Potential running mates: Susan Delgado, Alain Johns, Cuthbert Allgood
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Potential running mates: Leonard of Quirm, Moist von Lipwig, Sam Vimes (against Sam Vimes's wishes)
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Potential running mates: Miss Honey or Encyclopedia Brown (smarty-pants crossover edition)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Potential running mates: Veet Voojagig, Tricia/Trillian, Ford Perfect, Marvin the paranoid android
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Potential running mates: Luna Lovegood, Professor McGonagall, Harry Potter, Kingsley Shacklebolt
Which book character would win your vote? Let's talk fictional politics in the comments!
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I would totally vote Hermione Granger!!! She is so witty and very organized. She can shape our country back into shape! Go HERMIONE!!!
From this list? Atticus Finch.Or perhaps Victor Frankenstein, who has a running mate whose existence he denies.
Gandalf has already said he doesnt handle power very well. I'd vote for Daenerys, she'd do alright.
Roland Deschain
I would vote for Caine (The acts of Caine) :)
Tally wrote: "Any of those choices are pretty good, though a mix ticket of Hermione/Luna would be awesome. As long as they picked out:Sherlock Holmes--FBI Director
George Smiley--CIA Director
Atticus Finch--At..."
This is fabulous!!! (Especially the Doctor Who as Secretary of Transportation... He's not a book character, but we'll give him a pass :))
Thanks for this post, GR. I needed the smile it gave me, considering how ready I am for this election to be over...
ooh some good choices , I'd go for Gandalf for sure !
I am on Team Granger!! It's high time The States has a beautiful yet super-intelligent President and who better than Hermione Granger to take-up the much-coveted position.
Gandalf if i had to choose from these. If not, then I'd vote for Harry Dresden ;P
Gandalf, because he could solve every problem in about ten seconds. Or Hermione, and not because she's a woman, but because of her unquestionable intelligence.
i vote for Hermione Granger! she'd be a great president!!
Hmmm...Since Hermione is Minister of Magic at this point it's maybe a bit much. But they could hang her portrait in the Oval Office, how about that?
Angélique wrote: "Hmm Atticus Finch, Hermione Granger and Gandalf running... who to choose? Only one way to settle this...VOTE ATTICUS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
VOTE HERMIONE PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND!
VOTE ..."
Yes to all of these.
Gandalf or Matilda. I'm reading "The Hobbit" and I've read Matilda. I do think Matilda's intelligence would come in handy.
I don't like these characters!!! What's going on???
ForgeChivalry wrote: "Kingsley Shacklebolt (he is a great Minister of Magic)"I agree with you!!
Vetinari all the way. Gandalf is the wisest, sure, but Vetinari knows how to create a system and make it work.
Cthulhu will be our best possible president - he will break the boundaries of reality, although there are rumours that he is dependent on Yog-Sothoth, LOL.From this choice, I'd choose Gandalf :-)
How can Dumbledore run together with Gandalf when everybody knows they are in fact the same person?
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Hermione Granger of course!! She'd love that ^^
Personally I just feel like Gandalf and Dumbledore is a terrible idea. o.o
Hermione Granger or Luna Lovegood or Ginny Weasley.
I would vote for Hermione, but Gandalf and Matilda are close seconds.
Holy crap. Matilda & Encyclopedia Brown would be awesome LOL and I would totally vote for Atticus too. However... Targaryen | Lannister has a certain ring to it :)
I am super torn between Gandalf and Hermione Granger... Imma have to go with Gandalf, though...
Ak wrote: "Muamer wrote: "I'd vote Gandalf! He'd make Middle-earth great again!!"Yes and have some pretty cool fireworks on the 4th of july"
Yes! I think true American spirit would be well represented in a flying dragon firework!
Gandalf, Zaphod would just take off with a spaceship.
Terrible list, since, most of these characters (if were real) would be unqualified to run as President of the United States. You have to be an American citizen first of all.
George F. Babbitt would be my pick!
George F. Babbitt would be my pick!
Hermione, Luna Lovegood, Dumbledore or Halt from Rangers apprentice (not on list)
Daenerys Targareyn..... oh wid d wise advisor Tyron Lanister..
Two of them already ARE running. A version of Jim Rennie and Greg Stillson. They're both terrible just like the candidates in THIS election.But I'd pick Roland Deschain over all of them because he would be FAIR about gun laws. Not too much on one side or the other. He wouldn't give guns to absolute fools but he wouldn't be saying to go around and take them away from people. I've met two people who've said we should go around taking them away from people. I've also met people who are members of groups on FB called "Repeal the Second Amendment." I don't believe in that either but I believe in stopping people like Ted Nugent from even being allowed to talk at certain times because they say such stupid things they just shouldn't be allowed to talk.
I don't own any guns, I just have family that kills their own dinner and they've all had guns all their lives, even my mom. Which I didn't find out about until after she was dead but oh well.
Who would vote for Zaphod Beeblebrox? He's an idiot! A funny idiot , but still stupid