Hollywood superstar Daffy Duck today confirmed reports that he had donated thousands of dollars to various Democratic candidates, and said that in his estimates nine out of ten cartoon stars support Barack Obama for president.
 
"Everybody I know is hoping for Obama to win it," said Mr. Duck.  "That's why cartoon stars as diverse as Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat have come together to support him.  Even Popeye, like most other members of the cartoon military, is voting Obama this year."
 
Like many early cartoon stars, Mr. Duck has seen his box-office appeal slump in recent years as computer-generated cartoons manufactured overseas have come to dominate the industry.  "Obama will change that, though," Duck said.  "He supports tariffs on studios that do cartooning outside the US, to help us regain our competitive edge.  I've urged all my friends to do everything they can to help him get elected.  That's why I've been so pleased to see that they all show up on his donor list, even Doctor Feelgood, who I had thought was strongly apolitical."
 
"And it's not just Obama, either," Mr. Duck continued.  "We're contributing to those down-the-line Democrats as well, including one of our own, the cartoonish Al Franken."
 
Support for the Democrats was far from universal, though.  Perhaps the most famous holdout is Bugs Bunny's foil, Elmer Fudd, who is also president of the National Animated Rifle Association.  Fudd, who like most 70-year-olds now suffers from early-onset dementia and a severe speech impediment, said in a statement that "we must be vewy, vewy, qwuiet, because I'm hunting wabbits."

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