# Best Fictional Politicians **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897 "2010-12-31T01:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/1 "2010-12-31T01:02:37Z")
Orrin Knox from _Advise and Consent_ Kenneth Yamaoka from _Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President_ ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/2 "2010-12-31T01:13:39Z")
Richard Wilkins, of course. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/3 "2010-12-31T01:19:23Z")
Mr Smith from MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/4 "2010-12-31T01:34:16Z")
That’s like asking who are the most sympathetically portrayed puppy-kickers. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/5 "2010-12-31T01:44:02Z")
John Joseph Bonforte from Heinlein’s [_Double Star._](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Star) (Spends little time on stage, gets practically no lines, but the story is really about his character, not that of the actor who doubles him.) ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/6 "2010-12-31T01:45:12Z")
Josiah Edward “Jed” Bartlet for the win, of course! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/7 "2010-12-31T01:51:11Z")
Vetinari. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/8 "2010-12-31T02:55:48Z")
Adam Selene. Had the good grace to die as soon as possible, for one thing. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/9 "2010-12-31T03:08:35Z")
Prez Rickard Teen Girl President ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/10 "2010-12-31T03:37:02Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Prez Rickard Was he terribly effective though, always being distracted by clocks and Boss Smiley? My nominations: Russell P. Kramer and Matt Douglas in [_My Fellow Americans_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Fellow_Americans). A Republican and a Democrat working together in the best interests of the United States? In this film, it happens. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/11 "2010-12-31T04:24:02Z")
Mayor Quimby ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/12 "2010-12-31T04:24:22Z")
Another vote for Vetinari. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/13 "2010-12-31T04:57:19Z")
Zaphod Beeblebrox ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/14 "2010-12-31T05:11:45Z")
[Francis Urquhart](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Urquhart). He’s the perfect politician - “ambitious, vengeful and manipulative man who lusts after power and is willing to commit murder and blackmail to get it”. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/15 "2010-12-31T05:12:16Z")
Vetinari, followed by Andrew Shepard. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/16 "2010-12-31T05:41:29Z")
> [@Implicit](#): > > [Francis Urquhart](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Urquhart). He’s the perfect politician - “ambitious, vengeful and manipulative man who lusts after power and is willing to commit murder and blackmail to get it”. You might think that; I couldn’t possibly comment. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/17 "2010-12-31T05:43:48Z")
Nevermind mine was taken. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/18 "2010-12-31T11:03:26Z")
While Vetinari and Jed Bartlett are contenders, the greatest fictional politician ever is obviously President Laura Roslin. Anyone who doesn’t agree with me can take a long walk out a short airlock. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/19 "2010-12-31T15:01:53Z")
Best: Jed Bartlett Worst: Jake Featherston ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897/20 "2010-12-31T15:07:54Z")
Senator (and then President) David Palmer. Accept no substitute. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fictional-politicians/565897.md?page=2)