Washington Post Poll: Voldemort and Darth Vader More Popular Than Republican Candidates

[Initech]

Think about all the things you look for in a presidential candidate: a solid economic plan. Maybe some foreign policy experience. And how about insatiable bloodlust and multiple rows of serrated teeth?

As it turns out, the shark from the Jaws movies has better favorability numbers than any politician included in the latest Washington Post-ABC News survey. Ditto for The Terminator. Same for Darth Vader.

You can see it all this chart, which tracks the net favorability of presidential candidates (the favorable ratings minus the unfavorable ratings). It plots favorability ratings from the latest Post-ABC News and Quinnipiac polls against a survey we did of Internet users about their feelings toward four of Hollywood's favorite villains.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/09/the-shark-from-jaws-is-polling-better-than-all-of-the-2016-candidates/

Best poll ever!

[valerief]

1. Scott Walker is more popular than Voldemort?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/09/the-shark-from-jaws-is-polling-better-than-all-of-the-2016-candidates/

[Faux pas]

2. I love that Bernie

is the only one in the + column.

[geek tragedy]

3. Draft The Shark From Jaws could be a new

movement.

[Rex]

4. But but...be scared! Be very scared and hide! The GOP blah blah this and blah blah that!

NO CHANCE. NONION.

[radicalliberal]

5. Jaws will take a bite out of crime!

Chris Christie will take a bite out of everything! Even baby seals!

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[hifiguy]

6. Satan Cheney would have broken the meter.

People really hate kitten-eaters.

[lpbk2713]

7. Aren't Voldemort and pRick Scott one and the same?

[Contrary1]

8. Looks like nobody can figure out if Marco Rubio...

is a real person or a fictional character. I can go along with that.