Which candidates represent which sides in DC Decisions?

[J Sin]

I know there's supposed to be a:

Hardcore Conservative
Moderate Conservative
Moderate Liberal
Hardcore Conservative


I've only read up to issue 2 so far, but I'm confused as to which represents which. Is it explicitly stated anywhere that I missed?

[Thok]

Brewster is the Hardcore Liberal. You can tell by the fact that Green Arrow endorses him.

Sanchez is the other Democrat, which makes him the Moderate Liberal.

I think McClellan (aka black female Republican) is supposed to be to a moderate conservative, and the other guy is supposed to be Hardcore Conservative. But don't quote me for sure.

Yes, they've done a horrible job of actually giving the politicians some sort of politics.

[J Sin]

Brewster is the Hardcore Liberal. You can tell by the fact that Green Arrow endorses him.

Sanchez is the other Democrat, which makes him the Moderate Liberal.

I think McClellan (aka black female Republican) is supposed to be to a moderate conservative, and the other guy is supposed to be Hardcore Conservative. But don't quote me for sure.

Yes, they've done a horrible job of actually giving the politicians some sort of politics.

So Batman is a Democrat? Nooooooooooooooooo! :eek: :frown:

[DeTroyes]

So Batman is a Democrat? Nooooooooooooooooo! :eek: :frown:

Bruce Wayne is the Democrat.

Batman, however, is apparently a Republican.

[theNighteye]

So Bruce Wayne is voting for Barak Obama??

[J Sin]

So Bruce Wayne is voting for Barak Obama??

Doubtful, if he went for the moderate.

[Thok]

So Batman is a Democrat? Nooooooooooooooooo! :eek: :frown:

Read issue 3 before making a judgement about Batman.

Or don't because there are even worst examples of characterization (for starters, every female character is written out of character except for maybe Black Canary, and each character is written out of character in different ways.)

If you just look at this series as a story about Green Arrow and Hal Jordan, it's OK.

[Pól Rua]

Thank goodness for DC Decisions.
Imagine if we had to discuss the adventures of superheroes without being able to take lame digs at other people's politics?
That would be a NIGHTMARE!

Ho ho! Those wacky secret Muslims!

[lawman]

As I wrote in my blog (http://blog.smartmemes.com/2008/10/disappointing-decisions/)...
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Lois Lane, acting even more out of character than in the previous issue, rails against having to report on these events (as if endorsements aren’t legitimate political stories) instead of “the issues and the perspective of these people running for office.”

That last bit seems remarkably disingenuous on the part of the writers, since this chapter carefully avoids saying anything whatsoever about “the issues” or any candidate’s perspective on them. Indeed, political party allegiances aren’t even mentioned, although it’s possible to glean them from the story so far:
Davis Brewster is basically a hybrid of Barack Obama and John Edwards, a progressive Democrat running on “change.” He has the support of Green Arrow, as well as Dr. Light II (when did she become a citizen?) and Thunder. Thunder is the daughter of Jefferson (Black Lightning) Pierce, himself a former Secretary of Education… but that’s neither here nor there, since neither of these endorsers, nor most of those who follow, is so much as name-checked in the story—making it remarkably unfriendly to readers not steeped in the DCU, not to mention underscoring just how pointlessly arbitrary these cameo scenes are.
Bob Ridgeway is a Republican in the mold of John McCain (he has “military background” and will “keep us safe”). He’s endorsed by Guy Gardner, long established as a brain-damaged reactionary (not an insult: he really is brain-damaged), as well as several JSAers (Power Girl, Wildcat, and Hawkman). I can buy Hawkman—he’s long been the polar opposite of Green Arrow politically—but Wildcat seems a stretch; although he’s equally old, dating back to the WW II era, he came up from the streets and has always struck me as more of an FDR Democrat.
Kate McClellan is a female Republican, basically Hillary-Clinton-by-way-of-Condoleeza-Rice for the purposes of this story. She’s backed by Vixen (herself a black female) and Plastic Man.
Martin Suarez is an establishment Democrat and a stand-in for Bill Richardson (he’s Hispanic, has “gravitas” and “experience in international matters”). He’s the favorite of Beast Boy, Firestorm, and—in the story’s wannabe-dramatic cliffhanger—billionaire Bruce Wayne, who unbeknownst to the general public and (presumably) the candidate is actually Batman.

(All of the reasons given for the endorsements are glib and superficial, in keeping with the rest of the story; I’d love to think this was an ironic comment about Lois’ inability, as an interviewer, to live up to the higher standards she grouses about, but this book isn’t operating on that kind of level.)