None of The Above - Cultural References To "None of The Above"

Cultural References To "None of The Above"

  • In the film Brewster's Millions, the protagonist Brewster (played by Richard Pryor) is required under certain conditions, to spend 30 million dollars in 30 days. He joins the race for Mayor of New York City and throws most of his money at a protest campaign urging a vote for None of the Above. The two major candidates sue Brewster for his confrontational rhetoric, leading to a massive settlement which of course furthers their competitor's goal. Brewster is forced to end his campaign when he learns that he is leading in the polls as a write-in candidate and has to publicly announce that he if he won the mayoralty he wants to decline it but is surprised his "None of the Above" campaign became so popular. Oddly neither candidate wins the election, and a new election with different candidates must be held.
  • In the sixth season episode of Captain Planet called "Dirty Politics" three of the Eco-Villains are running for president and kidnap the fourth candidate, who is the most popular. Despite this over seventy percent vote None of the Above resulting in the need for a new election.
  • L. Neil Smith's novel The Probability Broach has an alternate history of the United States, where None of the Above has received the most votes for President of the North American Confederacy on multiple occasions.
  • Wavy Gravy has run a "Nobody for President" campaign during several different election years in the United States.

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