Tom Brady got one vote for each of his Super Bowl rings in the New Hampshire primaries
Sometimes voters just want a proven winner.
Tom Brady has no desire to one day run for President, having told GQ in November, “there is a 0.000 chance of me ever wanting to do that.’’ But the primary voters of New Hampshire found a way to get Brady involved in the political process anyway.
Brady received four write-in votes in the February 9 New Hampshire primaries, two in the Democratic primary and two in the Republican primary. While Brady’s voting numbers weren’t as impressive as his yardage totals, he did manage to beat Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig, who ran a legitimate campaign from September to November 2015 but only earned three write-in votes, all in the Democratic primary.
Brady was hardly the only celebrity write-in candidate, or even the only Boston sports figure to receive votes. Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and Celtics Coach Brad Stevens each garnered one vote.
Among the celebrities to get a nod, Bill Murray, Tom Cruise, Tom Selleck, Clint Eastwood, Willie Nelson, Bill Nye, and Mike Rowe all received votes.
Political figures not seeking office who earned votes include Barack Obama, “Sara Palen’’ (presumably a vote for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin), Joe Biden, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Colin Powell, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and the late Ronald Reagan.
Fictional characters who got votes include Alfred Newman (the Mad Magazine mascot), Steve Rogers (aka Captain America), Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey’s character on Netflix political drama House of Cards) and John Galt (the protagonist of Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged).
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