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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Homer Simpson for President 

While George Bush and John Kerry battle it out in Florida and Ohio, a poll of 2000 UK readers of Radio Times to choose a fictional character they would like to see as POTUS chose Homer Simpson, beating out worthies like Josiah Bartlett (of West Wing), Frasier and Gil Grissom of CSI. A well-informed choice indeed.

In the rather more serious world of financial and economic journalism, the Financial Times has endorsed John Kerry for president. Is the Economist listening?