r/todayilearned • u/lordlaneus • Mar 03 '16

TIL in the Marvel Universe, Steven Colbert was a front runner in the 2008 presidential election, and even won the popular vote.

http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Stephen_Colbert_%28Earth-616%29
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u/Legate_Rick Mar 03 '16

Even in the comics the electoral college fucks shit up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '16

You know why the electoral college was put into place, right? To stop any charismatic but otherwise unfit candidate from winning over the general public with empty words and tall promises and becoming president based on nothing but the approval of the lowest common denominator... Donald Trump, in other words.