Election Day Trivia

[Mephisto]

Here are some interesting tidbits to keep it light on election day.

Things you probably didn't know about November 7

POSTED: 8:33 a.m. EST, November 7, 2006

(CNN) -- Along with the battle for control of Congress, the 2006 midterm election also features some odd connections and quirky tidbits of trivia. Check out a few of the lesser-known facts from the November 7 races.

Luckily The Donald doesn't vote in Pennsylvania
– Fired by Donald Trump in "Apprentice: Season 2," Raj Peter Bhakta is running as a Republican for Congress against Rep. Allyson Schwartz in Pennsylvania's 13th district.

Incumbent governors who have appeared on 'The Dating Game'
– California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Foreign-born governors who can't become president
– Schwarzenegger (born in Austria) and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (born in Canada)

Foreign-born governors who become president in a fictional movie after Article II, Section I of the Constitution is amended
– Schwarzenegger in the movie "Demolition Man;" (Sandra Bullock's character explains this fact to Sylvester Stallone's John Spartan in the film.)

Texas gubernatorial candidate endorsed by both Willie Nelson and Jesse Ventura
– Singer and humorist Kinky Friedman (running as Independent)

U.S. Senate candidates who have boxed Oliver North
– Jim Webb, a Democrat running in Virginia, boxed North in 1967 when they were both at the Naval Academy. North won in a decision.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/03/election.quirky.facts/index.html

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Incumbent governors who have appeared on 'The Dating Game'
– California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Foreign-born governors who can't become president
– Schwarzenegger (born in Austria) and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (born in Canada)

So the only two who can't be President are also the only two who appeared on The Dating Game? What does that say about our country?

 

[Darth Rotor]

Texas gubernatorial candidate endorsed by both Willie Nelson and Jesse Ventura
– Singer and humorist Kinky Friedman (running as Independent)

U.S. Senate candidates who have boxed Oliver North
– Jim Webb, a Democrat running in Virginia, boxed North in 1967 when they were both at the Naval Academy. North won in a decision.

I knew those two, do I win a prize?

DR