We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough comedy movie “Trading Places.”

Most Agriculture Secretaries don’t make headlines.  The one in “Trading Places” is no exception.  His only notable quote is “Ladies and gentlemen, the orange crop estimates for the next year.  After calculating the estimates from various orange producing states, we have concluded the following…The cold winter has apparently not effected the orange harvest.  Consumers can expect orange juice prices to fall.”  Lacking fundamental facts about this Agriculture Secretary, we are left assuming that his knowledge of the orange crop makes him close to Floridians, and close to Hillary Clinton.  He likely demands that the Florida delegation be seated at the convention.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough horror thriller movie “Jaws.”

Amity Island Mayor Larry Vaughn reluctantly wises up to the fact that he’s got a serious shark problem on his hands.  He colludes with the medical examiner to label a dead shark attack victim as a boating accident.  Focused on his town’s sluggish economy, Mayor Vaughn keeps the beach open for Fourth of July — trading tourist dollars for lives.  Example of his mindset:  “Martin, it’s all psychological. You yell `barracuda!’, everybody says `huh, what?’. You yell `shark!’ and we’ve got a panic on our hands on the fourth of July.”  Only after swimmers are chomped into little itty bitty Jaws pieces does the Mayor agree to close the beach.  By then, it’s too late.  Way too late.  Mayor Vaughn is always behind the curve — which makes him a Barack Obama booster when everyone else is now going for Hillary Clinton.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough action adventure thriller movie “No Way Out.”

David Brice is a Defense Secretary with a mistress, whom he accidentally kills during a jealous rage.  He’s also friendly with the foreign minister of Morocco.  At one point Brice says, “Order some breakfast! It’s the most important meal of the day. You should take better care of yourself.”  It’s sound rhetorical advice like that which makes Secretary Brice a Barack Obama superdelegate.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough sci-fi action adventure movie “Timecop.”

The politically ambitious Senator Aaron McComb appoints himself to the oversight committee for jurisdiction over the Time Enforcement Commission.  He uses time travel to buy up large stocks in the past, which will in the future be worth millions, to fund his presidential campaign.  He is corrupt and eventually time travel is used against him as a second McComb and the first collide into a pool of disappearing blood, but not before Senator McComb says, “When I’m in office it’s going to be just like the 80’s. The top 10% will get richer and the other 90% can emigrate to Mexico where they can get a better life.”  It’s harsh rhetoric, but strong words is what attracts Sentor McComb to support Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough comedy TV commercials for McDonalds.

Mayor McCheese, who bears an uncanny likeness to H. R. Pufnstuf, has an enormous cheeseburger for a head.  He wears a top hat, a diplomat’s sash, and spectacles. He is a giggly, bumbling, somewhat incompetent mayor with a wavering, high-pitched voice. Mayor McCheese was impeached in the early 1980s.  For that reason, plus His affinity for endless McDonalds meals, he shares common ground with Bill Clinton, and therefore puts him squarely in Hillary Clinton’s camp.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough comedy action adventure movie sensation, “Smokey and the Bandit.”

Buford T. Justice is a foul-mouthed and stereotypically bigoted Texas county sheriff who chases the Bandit across country on several occasions. Frustrated at one point by the elusive Bandit, Justice says: “What we’re dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law.”  Texas votes on Tuesday and, despite his colorful language and losing chases, Buford Justice is still the sort of Sheriff you want answering the red phone at three in the morning when your children are safe and asleep.  Therefore, he’ll likely vote for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates. A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film. And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention. Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough action adventure movie sensation, “Dirty Harry.”

The San Francisco Mayor must deal with a deranged killer on the loose in the city. He’s hardly up to the task. The Mayor comes across weak and pales next to Inspector Callahan’s rapier wit and action-oriented instinct. At one point, a spiteful, anti-authoritarian and rude Callahan is summoned into the Mayor’s office and says this: “Oh well, for the past three-quarters of an hour, I’ve been sitting on my ass in your outer office, waiting on you.”

The Mayor agrees to pay the Scorpio killer, outraging Callahan. This exchange occurs:

Mayor: I don’t want any more trouble like you had last year in the Fillmore District. Understand? That’s my policy.
Callahan: Yeah, well, when an adult-male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard, that’s my policy.
Mayor: Intent? How did you establish that?
Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn’t out collecting for the Red Cross.
Mayor: (after Callahan has left) I think he’s got a point.

The Mayor clearly has management issues. But he’s likely a product of the Democratic machine — how else to explain his job? Therefore he’ll likely vote for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough TV sitcom sensation, “The Bob Newhart Show.”

Very little is known about the elusive Illinois Congressman Avery, other than at one point he says, “Hi, Bob.”  So we’ll leave him as undecided between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough TV sitcom sensation “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Margaret Geddes is a Minnesota congresswoman whom Mary Tyler Moore befriends.  At one point Mary invites Congresswoman Geddes to a fancy dinner at her home, trying hard to ensure that everything is perfect.  In fact, Mary is forced to make use of Sue Ann’s expertise as a cook when Rep. Geddes, with whom Mary worked on a news show, accepts her very casual invitation to dinner.  Later, Geddes merits a return visit to Mary’s house, this time with Johnny Carson.  Geddes remains true to her friend — which means she’ll remain steadfast to Hillary Clinton while all others are bolting to Barack Obama.

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We continue our special in-depth educational series, Meet Your Superdelegates.  A rare chance to get to know specific superdelegates who will be deciding the Democratic presidential nominee.  We’re focusing on party elders, government officials, senior advisors, and other high profile politicians who feature prominently in television and film.  And we boldly speculate who they will back at the Democratic convention.  Today’s superdelegate profile comes from the breakthrough sitcom sensation “Maude.”

Maude Findlay was elected to Congress as a Democrat during the 1978 U.S. midterm elections (she helped campaign for a congresswoman who unexpectedly died in her house).  Maude and husband Walter to move to Washington, D.C., where she has to learn to do things differently.  Maude is feisty and is most likely a Hillary Clinton superdelegate.

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