• Laura Roslin,

  • 'Battlestar Galactica'

    Played By: Mary McDonnell
    Office: President of the Twelve Colonies
    Pro: Prophesized as leading humankind to Earth
    Con: Tried to steal an election


  • Joe Quimby,

  • 'The Simpsons'

    Office: Mayor of Springfield
    Pro: Allocates money to good causes (performing arts, monorail), even if it's by accident
    Con: Used public money to build a Hugh Hefner-esque party pool


  • Jeffrey Collins,

  • 'Vanished'

    Played By: John Allen Nelson
    Office: U.S. Senator from Georgia
    Pro: He's a family man who loves his kids
    Con: May have had something to do with his wife's disappearance


  • David Palmer,

  • '24'

    Played By: Dennis Haysbert
    Office: President of the United States
    Pro: Does what's right, even if it means resigning
    Con: Lied to police to protect his scheming ex-wife, Sherry


  • Martha Kent,

  • 'Smallville'

    Played By: Annette O'Toole
    Office: Kansas state senator
    Pro: Her son can save the world
    Con: Dating evil mastermind Lionel Luthor


  • E.B. Farnum,

  • 'Deadwood'

    Played By: William Sanderson
    Office: Mayor of 'Deadwood'
    Pro: Easily influenced
    Con: Also a groveling coward


    Talk: Fave TV Politician?
    The Stump: Election Blog
  • Kelsey McNeal, Fox

    Charles Logan,

  • '24'

    Played By: Gregory Itzin
    Office: President of the United States
    Pro: None whatsoever
    Con: Betrayed his country and collaborated with terrorists


    Talk: Fave TV Politician?
    The Stump: Election Blog
  • Bob D'Amico, ABC

    Mackenzie Allen,

  • 'Commander in Chief'

    Played By: Geena Davis
    Office: President of the United States
    Pro: First woman to be president
    Con: Succeeded to office; wasn't actually elected


    Talk: Fave TV Politician?
    The Stump: Election Blog
  • Paul Shiraldi, HBO

    Clarence Royce,

  • 'The Wire'

    Played By: Glynn Turman
    Office: Mayor of Baltimore
    Pro: Open-minded; once considered legalizing drugs
    Con: Fixated on remaining in power


    Talk: Fave TV Politician?
    The Stump: Election Blog
  • NBC

    Josiah Bartlet,

  • 'The West Wing'

    Played By: Martin Sheen
    Office: President of the United States
    Pro: Won a Nobel Laureate in Economics
    Con: Concealed his multiple sclerosis from the voters


    Talk: Fave TV Politician?
    The Stump: Election Blog
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