Celebrity Endorsement Wishlists for Democrats and Republicans

(laughing) For sure, Wil. This clinches it!

I am currently seeking the endorsement of Lady Gaga. If I get it I may run for something.

The Republican list is very uncool. The last time Chuck Norris was cool was in that Pepsi commercial.

Good luck with the Gaga endorsement, Dave.

I cracked up when I saw that Chuck Norris was their number one choice. He campaigned for Huckabee last time around. Didn't work out very well.

Chuck Norris is literally a joke. But then I suppose there's an argument to be made that, given the current crop of Republican nominees that's not entirely inappropriate.

Isn't the republican list a bit out of date as in used to be cool maybe back in the 80's?

I suspect that a lot of Republicans are sort of stuck in the 80s, anyway. Plus there's the influence of the Religious Far-Right and the Teabaggers, which I think pretty much kills any chance of being associated with anything or anyone the least bit cool.

You never know, #3 in the democrat list might go for a republican, if a certain candidate is nominated.

Is that based on something that Stewart actually said, or is it just a personal fantasy of yours? :)

Because as I understand it, Stewart doesn't do political endorsements. Given the success and the nature of his show, that makes sense.

And looking at the candidates, I'd say there's about more of a chance that Stewart would endorse and campaign for Independent candidate Robert "Naked Cowboy" Burck as any of the Republicans.

And if the candidate you're referring to is Ron Paul, I really don't think that's a decision Stewart's ever going to have to make. Look at Ron Paul's numbers. They aren't getting any better. I know some Ron Paul supports are excited about an Ipsos poll that put him in 3rd place among both Republicans and Independents & Republicans, but he's still only getting 13% and 12% respectively. And those are good numbers for Paul.

In the most recent PPP poll, he tied (with Bachmann) for 5th with only 5% of the vote. But I think the interesting numbers in that poll the favorable/unfavorable numbers. Remember, these are Republican voters, and Ron Paul's fav/unfav numbers are 29/54. None of the other candidates even come close. None of the other candidates even have unfavorable ratings in the 40s. Bachmann is closest with at 41/39, then Perry at 42/38.

The reality is that most Republican voters don't like Ron Paul. I really don't think an endorsement from, of all people, Jon Stewart, would do much to change their minds.

Of course, I don't see such an endorsement actually coming, especially during the primaries.

In polls, the main good news for Paul is the match ups with Obama. Last check, he did better than all republicans other than Romney.

"In polls, the main good news for Paul is the match ups with Obama."

Given his lack of popularity with Republican voters, I can't imagine how this is good news for Ron Paul or his supporters.

"Last check, he did better than all republicans other than Romney."

Really? I'm aware of a Harris poll from back in mid-September that said that, but the week before an Ipsos poll put Obama over Paul by 7, the week after the Harris poll a CNN/Opinion Research poll put Obama over Paul by 4 and a Rasmussen poll put Obama over Paul by 10, then a couple of weeks ago a PPP poll put Obama over Paul by 8.

But hey, if you've got one poll that gives you hope, I guess you got hold on tight, right? :)

I can't imagine how this is good news for Ron Paul or his supporters.

A lot of voters think it is a top priority to remove Obama, and a lot of voters don't want Romney. Paul is next in line.

But hey, if you've got one poll that gives you hope, I guess you got hold on tight, right? :)

That may be true for some RP supporters. I'm not under any illusions that Paul will win, but that doesn't prevent me from supporting him or hoping that he will win. Intrade gave him about a 2.8% chance of winning, compared to Romney's 67.7%, Perry's 12%, and Cain's 9.3%.

"A lot of voters think it is a top priority to remove Obama, and a lot of voters don't want Romney. Paul is next in line."

According to the info you linked to, Paul is third in line behind Romney and Perry (in terms of his RCP average % of Republican votes), but all of them lose to Obama.

But all of those numbers are based on winning the Republican nomination. And I think his numbers make it clear that he isn't going to. I think Intrade's 2.8% is pretty reasonable.

I don't think Ron Paul could win the Republican nomination even if Chuck Norris and Lee Greenwood endorsed him. ;-)