CNN.com’s Political Ticker reports that the #1 write-in candidate in last month’s New York City mayoral election was none other than Charles Montgomery Burns, the fictional, 81-year-old (or 100 or 104) vindictive, ambitious, cruel billionaire owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in that anchor of late-20th century American / Western popular culture and social commentary, “The Simpsons”:
According to records released by the New York City Board of Elections, the cartoon billionaire received 27 write-in votes out of the 299 that were cast. … Burns and the rest of the write-in candidates ultimately lost to real-life billionaire and incumbent mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Disappointingly, CNN does not attempt to provide an explanation. It would not be hard to find: Montgomery Burns was the focus of an Internet-driven joke campaign this fall intended to parody Bloomberg’s third basically inevitable term (and shady maneuvers to secure it).
Even Monty Burns. would be a better mayor — I think that was the joke.
As of now, BurnsforMayor.com remains up, and if you have a few moments to spare, I suggest perusing “Monty’s Plan” for New York City. Oh well. Maybe in 2013.
Worst. Mayor. Ever.