The Superhero Primary: Republican Presidential Candidates Reveal Their True Selves

[Elementa2006]

I'm personally a Superman fan myself but not for the reasons they stated, here's this powerful being who could do a lot of things even rule the entire planet. Yet, he would rather use his powers to help those in need and is a very modest, down to Earth person.

[swnoone]

@Elementa2006 you're right, I mean, clarke kent--now there was a real gent. superman never made any money for saving the world from solomon grundy

[gomerkyle9]

I pretty sure Mitt Romney should have said Mr. Fantastic... I mean look at that hair!

[whtukall]

No surprise there, NONE of them chose Thor, Hulk or Goku, LOL!!!

Yeah! Spider-Man & Superman are the two BEST of them all!!!

[whtukall]

Well if Superman was to chose to conquer the entire earth, the illegal alien issue would be "DISSOLVED". All Americans with ancestors from Great Britain was all illegal aliens before Dec. 12, 1787.

[ChargersFan08]

Ron Paul could never be a superhero because he would only have powers enumerated by the Constitution.

[cowdude43]

little disappointing in ron paul thought he was gonna say captain america but oh well

[bushputz]

To all the candidates that chose Superman:

Have you seen his birth certificate? Did you know Superman wasn't born in the U.S.? The Birthers would have a problem with that.

Clark Kent's real name was Kal-El. You know that voting under an assumed name is voter fraud, right?

Can you prove to me that this guy was ever naturalized?

Two can play at that game...

[lelopez86]

Herman Cain would be Superman, but he's into kryptonite? No wonder he's not in the race anymore.

[gnewsman]

I was out running with my friend today and told her about your video. She asked if anyone chose Captain America. Obviously, none of them were quite that sharp when Ari hit them with his tough question. They'll probably end up like the Greatest American Hero, who was always crashing at the end of his flight.

[lundwed]

Superman was an illegal immigrant, besides he renounced his American citizenship(Action comics #900)

[solomail]

Dr Manhattan. Because "even the President of The United States must sometime have to stand naked".

[Chargal4]

Ari, if you asked me, I'd either be X or Zero from MegaMan X. Why? X is peaceful, plays fair, and ethical. However, X hates fighting. Zero is more stern, and not afraid to get his hands dirty.

[AlmaSpiteful]

I'm w/Ari...Batman is the ish!

[acehawk37]

Great video, is it just me or are others also curious as too what Ron Paul would have said given a better opportunity to answer the question

[TheMetalProxy]

Herman Cain would be Superman so he could see through womens' dresses!

[GadgetHater]

Makes sense that all the power obsessed nutters picked Superman. They're the ones that will not change a single thing in Washington. 

[GreatDarkSpot]

That was a fun video to watch and could potentially reveal something of the candidates. Santorum has all those kids and he clearly watches TV with them, thus his familiarity with The Incredibles. I'm a little bit surprised none of them picked Captain America (which I figured would be the obvious choice). The Martian Manhunter isn't one of my favorites, but it's an interesting choice for a nine year old - I didn't know they still published any books with him in it.

[roguenerd23]

I don't mind that they all picked Superman. If any of those Republican Supermen had the guts to stand up to Lex Luthor instead of taking his money, we'd be doing pretty good.

[mikejpss]

I'm just wonder if obama has a super hero, other than himself...

Nice job Ari, keep up the good work.

[bigperm53216]

Sucks all, but one picked Superman.

[Panda10028]

Way to go Ari (and dad!) great project and very revealing.

[cultureschlock13]

@twnslick (and to everyone) -- Please keep the language clean, so even a nine-year-old could read this! Sure, I know it's counterculture to YouTube comments, but I can try!

[cultureschlock13]

@crunchybubbler All that is said in the video is that Ron Paul said "I don't know." Did you want us to hire actors for a re-enactment after I blew our video opportunity?

[crunchybubbler]

Really? You don't show that Ron Paul blew you off, and your "batteries died"? I'm calling shenanigans

[annelid7]

You'd think Captain America would be a more popular response.

[kgsax96]

Wait to go, Ari!!! This was possibly the greatest thing I have ever encountered!

[ellis0460]

Herman Cain said Superman because he could use his x-ray vision to molest women with his eyes. Seriously thought, Superman was an illegal immigrant and later cut ties with his US citizenship.

[Lowness07]

@cultureschlock13

Rick Santorum gave the most unique and well thought out answer, but it looked like he was looking at the cameraman rather than Ari.

Herman Cain was the most jolly, even if he turned the question into a political catchphrase.

Jon Hunstman seemed really genuine.

[cultureschlock13]

Pushing all politics aside, which candidate would you say is the most engaging with kids?

[alceltics]

Too bad this kid has no chance at politics. He's a flip-flopper. First he says Batman, then he says Martian Marauder. Can't he take a position and stick with it?