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How would the caracters vote in the 2016 election?

posted 8 years ago by dabney_smith
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I was wondering how the caracters of the show would have been politically inclined in the upcoming US election. Politics is not of the main themes in Breaking Bad so this is obviously speculation, but I thought it might be fun to list the caracters, who they might have supported and who they'd ultimately vote for.

Walter White : This is the hardest one for me to figure out. He probably voted for Gary Johnson for governor and Walter is libertarian at heart (he is a free-market entrepreneur after all), so I think he might support Johnson.

Skyler : She probably voted for Johnson too as Governor, but I can see her campaign for Hillary.

Walter Jr. : Probably thrilled by Bernie, settling for Hillary with his mom.

Hank : He probably likes the wall idea, Trump for the win.

Marie : She probably argued with Skyler over this but I see her voting for Trump too.

Gomie : Probably annoyed by Hank. Hillary.

Ted Beneke : Hillary

Gretchen & Elliott : I have a feeling they threw a lot of money at JEB! They probably invested heavily in the Clinton foundation too. Hillary.

Jesse Pinkman : Bernie Bro, Harambe write-in.

Skinny Pete : Bernie Bro, Harambe write-in.

Badger : Bernie Bro, Harambe write-in.

Combo : Bernie Bro, Harambe write-in. (We salute you)

Jane : Bernie Bro, but she's voting Jill.

Jesse's mom and dad : I think they are supporting Evan McMullin. They are christian conservatives but wouldn't vote Republican this time around. He is a popular candidate in the Mormon Corridor.

Gus Fring : He is a man of the Establishment (or so it appears). I believe he would support Hillary. Also he looks like Obama.

Saul Goodman : He looks like Ted Cruz but I think he'd vot for the Johnson.

Mike : There is no way he'd spend a day in a voting line or show his ID to strangers. Abstention.

Gale : I think he'd rather spend the day at home with his cool personal projects and mind his business. Abstention.

Lydia : As one of Fring's associates I think she would also vote for Hillary.

Todd and his white supremacists associates : Trump

Charlie Rose : Hillary, but he'd be quiet about it.

I am not much of a writer, but I think – Heisenberg aside – these are pretty good asssumptions.

Thoughts?

[–] dmcreif 8 years ago

No one really cares. I don't really focus on characters' political viewpoints.

[–] nuggybearnug 8 years ago

well, it's interesting because while on the surface BB may not seem like a politically-themed show, they are very much critiquing accessibility & affordability of health care in this country. Finding a way to pay for surviving (or prolonging survival) cancer was the catalyst to him getting into the meth business.

[–] rentfan1491 8 years ago

This is a really cool post! Of course, I've always been on Team Hank & Marie, and I think they care too much about the country to vote for Trump, although they might have supported Rubio or Cruz. I suspect they would abstain.