Sure, if you’re looking for a write-in candidate for a congressional race in a devoutly Christian corner of the Deep South, long-dead 19th-century British naturalist Charles Darwin, who laid the groundwork for evolutionary theory, might be just the guy you need to make a political statement.
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But if what you’re looking for is a write-in prospect with proven versatility, who’s shown up for races from coroner to Congress, then there’s just one candidate for you: a big-eared, shirtless, 84-year-old cartoon rodent in red short pants, yellow shoes and white gloves. So if you’re serious about getting votes, you need to get serious about getting Mickey.

That’s M-i-c-k-e-y, last name M-o-u-s-e.

A perennial write-in favorite for disaffected voters and political pranksters, Mickey Mouse acquitted himself particularly well in Athens-Clarke County balloting in Tuesday’s general election.

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