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TV Characters Running for President

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TV Characters Running for President

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Former First Lady Mellie Grant, Republican, on Scandal (Bellamy Young)

ABC

Governor Peter Florrick, Democrat, on The Good Wife (Chris Noth)

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Vice President Susan Ross, Republican, on Scandal (Artemis Pebdani)

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President Frank Underwood, Democrat, on House of Cards (Kevin Spacey)

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Governor Francisco Vargas, Democrat, on Scandal (Ricardo Chavira)

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President Selina Meyer on Veep (Julia Louis Dreyfus)

Lacey Terrell/HBO

Oil Tycoon Hollis Doyle, Republican, on Scandal (Gregg Henry)

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Governor Will Conway, Republican, on House of Cards (Joel Kinnaman)

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Senator Edison Davis, Democrat, on Scandal (Norm Lewis)

ABC

Solicitor General Heather Dunbar, Democrat, on House of Cards (Elizabeth Marvel)

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Senator Bill O’Brien on Veep (Brad Leland)

HBO

Representative Jackie Sharp, Democrat, on House of Cards (Molly Parker)

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