Gotham’s Favorite son now rises over the Multiverse
In a landside electoral victory, Vigilance party candidates Bruce Wayne and Michael Holt became the
President and Vice-President Elect of the Multiverse. Wayne garnered 35% of the popular vote but the mxyzptlkian and capricious Electoral College awarded Wayne a decisive 70% of its votes.
In an odd twist of events, Wayne’s only real challenger, New Hope Party candidate Lando Calrissian, crushed former front runner Anthony Stark. The Calrissian and Antilles ticket pulled in 21% of the popular vote but only scored a disappointing 15% of the electoral.
Early turnout voters heavily favored Wayne, but as the day progressed Calrissian began matching Wayne vote for vote according to exit polls. As the post-work crowd cast their ballot, Wayne surged ahead and clinched his victory.
Despite his well bankrolled campaign, Tony Stark apparently alienated voters in the closing days of the campaign with paranoid accusations of alien infiltrators in his opponents’ campaigns. Drunken outbursts from Stark’s armored bodyguard were also cited by voters as a reason for his fall from favor.
Fringe party candidates without electoral votes yet earning sufficient popular votes to qualify for public campaign funding next time were Assimilation candidate Ultron-15 and Free Market Party presidential hopeful C Montgomery Burns. When asked for comments on their failed bids both candidates merely laughed maniacally before mumbling, “Vengeance will be mine.”
A weary public, tired of the endless campaigning, were forced to wait an additional week for the election results due to contested ballots on Earth-666, an alternate reality made up of only the states of Ohio, Indiana and Florida.
At 10 am Lucas Standard Time, Calrissian addressed his party to concede victory to Bruce Wayne. Calrissian gave a stirring speech, calling for hope and unity from all to move forward into the future. With his trademark smile and flourish of his cape, Lando then turned and left before flying off in Space Force One. Campaign aides claim Calrissian had just won it in a poker game from the outgoing President.
President-Elect Wayne has been unavailable for comment. Political bloggers immediately began spreading rumors that Wayne was actually dead, but so far no satisfactory resolution or explanation has been offered by the Vigilance transition team. An expected statement has been delayed several times.
Final results of the popular vote
Vigilance- Wayne and Holt- 35%
New Hope- Calrissian and Antilles- 21%
Futurist- Stark and Danvers- 12%
Assimilation- Ultron and Locutus- 10%
Free Market- Burns and Skynet- 7%
Nirvana – Summers and Nine- 5%
Pep- Andrews and Coopers- 4%
Various write-in candidates including Robo Nixon, Concrete, Punisher and Gomez Addams- 5%
For exercising his franchise, Jim Denaxas of Agropolis City, has won a $20.08 Captain Blue Hen Comics gift certificate. Enjoy, Jim, and try not to spend it all in one place.
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