Political Leanings of Selected Cartoon Characters

Porky Pig	New Deal-era liberal. Big on farm subsidies. Supported Humphrey, Stevenson, Muskie, etc.
Betty Boop	Not terribly political, but she was around leftists most of the time, having grown up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn. In the 1930’s, she sang at a fundraiser for the Spanish Republicans (at her brother's request). This came back to haunt her in the 1950's, when it made it difficult for her to get gigs due to the tenor of the McCarthy era. She ended up having to move to France to support herself, where she became an even bigger star than she had been in America.
Felix the Cat	A strict libertarian. Against censorship, taxes, workplace safety laws, minimum wage, etc.
Mickey Mouse	Extreme right-wing Republican (some say even a John Bircher). Actively campaigned for Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan (an old friend from Hollywood days). A recluse ever since his stroke, he is said to have helped finance Buchanan's campaign.
Bugs Bunny	Long-time Democratic supporter.
Popeye the Sailor	Was fairly liberal in his younger days, but he became an old, overweight, embittered reactionary who would sit watching television, bottle of rum in his hand, complaining about the blacks.
Donald Duck	Too paranoid to vote. Frequently mouths off with convoluted theories about the Masons, the Illuminati, and the Trilateralists, but nobody can understand him due to his speech impediment.
Goofy	Votes for whomever Mickey Mouse tells him to vote for.
Fred Flintstone	Rockefeller Republican, Nixon supporter.
Elmer Fudd	Orthodox NRA member.
The Jetsons	George and Jane, his wife, are lifelong members of the Revivalist Party. His daughter Judy, however, was voted president of the Young Neo-Whigs at her high school. This has caused tension in the Jetson household.

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