I vote for the Emperor. He would have us out of Iraq in about five minutes. Of course he would glass the whole middle east once we were out, but that's what emperors do.

Khan would get us into more wars than we are in now. Way to petty.

What about Roy the replicant from Blade Runner?

Easily Scorpius. With his taste in women, a nice sex scandal would not only be inevitable, but nicely kinky as well. Plus: vomit!

And let's say Sean Bean as his VP.

What about Harold Saxon? He seemed pretty popular at least...until that whole "invade the universe" thing.

Toss up between Scorp and Saxon for me.

@92BuickLeSabre: Almost included him. But he's British. Plus, you can't be prime minister of England *and* President of the USA.

We've discussed this before and think we all agree that as long as you weren't a troublemaker, the Empire was a pretty chill place to live.

First photo of Khan without his prosthetic chest would ruin his credibility world wide.

Palpatine and Vader, Too

Arnold seems out of place in this list. It's like evil genius, evil genius, creepy evil guy, evil genius, arnold, evil genius.

I'd go for Doctor Who's The Master, but he must be a british citizen instead.

What about Lex Luthor? That was the feared JLA plotline.

Scorpius is definitely a good choice for this list.

What? No Trevor Goodchild?

Palpatine/Vader '08 - Because "Change" is insignificant next to the power of the force.

@Charlie Jane Anders:

Okay, so Nabooan, Klingon, Goa'uld, Sebacean/Scarran, Austrian Robot, and "computer program" are all somehow Constitutional in future America, but "British" is like waaaay too crazy? (Well, you may have a point there actually.)

Not to mention that he did end up being the PM of England *and* President of Everywhere....Again this being just before that whole "invade the universe" thing that really turned public opinion against him in a pretty major way.

I will continue my support for Harold Saxon so long as the intense drumbeats continue in my head!!!!

my vote went to the emperor, but my heart goes to Lex. As a president i mean!!! stupid smallville...

@92BuickLeSabre: I see no Klingons on this list... Khan was Indian, if I remember correctly (Khan Noonian Singh).

@Erzengel: Lex has already been president for (I think) two terms, so he's constitutionally barred from running again. Unless he builds a universal paradox machine that rewrites history.

Killface and Ta'quil.

@Frozen-Tex: Sorry, those dumb drumbeats were messing with my head.

BO*Star Trek*OM!
BO*Bad Guy*OM!
BO*Star Trek*OM!
BO*Bad Guy*OM!

...and Klingon was the resulting error.

Kneel before Zod!

@Seth L: Okay, Taqu'il was definitely the least villainous of the available options.

But I might give you Mr. Ford.

Of course, if "Change" is what you're after, than a better Goa'uld than Ra would be Anubis; a candidate willing to destroy ALL LIFE in the galaxy in order to create something suited to his personal tastes.

@Seth L: BOOSH!

@1369ic: "Oh, God..."
"Oh, Zod!"

You know, often times in Sci-Fi, the real villain is you. So you being me, I would say.. I accept the nomination for President.

I am all about the Sidious/Vader ticket. The experience in ruling the galaxy together is there, and we know they are good at creating jobs with their whole "building Death Stars and other conquering machines".

Anubis '08 - I shall share power with no one, and if elected, I promise you your death shall be quick and meaningless!

umm... none of them?

I hate to be a stickler for Constitutional Law, but without an Amendment none of these fine candidates are U.S. citizens. I humbly nominate the respected and omniscient...Palmer Eldritch.
Best smile since Carter.

None of the above.

I vote for Scorpio, from The Simpsons.
Best. Boss. Ever.
-Kle.

@Frozen-Tex:

Palpatine/Cheney '08 - The Audacity of Hate

I have to go with Baron Harkonnen or HAL 9000.

requisite 'yeah, sure, the emperor... before the prequels made him SUCK!' comment. bonus points for having Tarkin in your cabinet.

Whaaaaat? Scorpius is beating Khan? Macloserboy, where are you????

(but i actually voted khan)

Scorpi is just the kind of hot-headed leader we need to bring us through these tough times. He really knows how to get into our heads too.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
"Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos."

@Spiral: And yet, he's the one in politics...somehow...

@Annalee Newitz: HAH!
Farscape fans are trumping the treks and the wars people.

I never thought I'd live to see the day.

*wipes tear*

Also, I mean, he's the only villain up there who was a three dimensional character, eventually. By the end, well, not only could you tell he had a purpose that wasn't simply power, but also... he was right. The wormhole weapon did bring peace.

Also, where's Zorg? He'd actually have a good chance of winning a modern US election, what with the successful businessman and all.

Aww, no love for Ming the Merciless? He's got previous emperor-ing experience!

Scorpius, all the way. And not just because of the kinky babe he'll inevitably have by his side.

@aspiringexpatriate: True, and he's a get-in-there-and-do-it-yourself kinda guy!

The MCP from Tron 'cause I want to go out playing in the game grid.

@FredicvsMaximvs: Sorry, there's just no love anywhere for Ming.

Bester from B5, who needs the Patriot Act when you've got the Psi Corp working for you.

@Garrison Dean:

Believe it or not, Kahn's Power-pecs were 100% Ricardo M.

Trust me, I know. The rumor that he wore a latex chest has been going around since the film came out. Ricardo beefed-up before the production just because he could. He was a weight lifter in his younger years, so he already had the muscle memory. He wanted to be authentic for the role.

Chuck De Nomolos from Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Excellent!

Scorpius seems the shoe-in so far, and with a campaign of hopelessness for all, how can he loose? But really, we can't count Khan out yet. She's...er...He's (sorry..it's the hair) run a formidable race so far. You just can't keep 'em down. And with the near, tearful monologue, through clenched jaw, claiming, "From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!", We know that this race still has a loooong way to go.

No chance to vote for Leto Atreides II?

@Whitworthian: That'd be nice, I mean, James McAvoy would win any day of the week.

But here's the fun one: Gaius Baltar.

A vote for Palpatine is a vote for order!

It a shoe-in: Anette Haley of "Feminica"

@MaxTwice: *It's*

KAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He has the knowledge and the charisma to unite the world and defeat Nader, forever.

I still like "Simior" from "Crap Slingers from Planet Ten".

He is totally complex and diabolically reflective. Plus he will poop on you until you puke and then laugh manically while you bake and stink under the hot twin suns of "Planet Ten".

Evil, very evil.

Well hey wheres all of th other Presidential SciFi hope-fulls?

I'll do a write in for King Piccolo...
and he can just spit out an egg and make aVP for himself too! :D

We just received word that after the recent shift in delegates, a statement has been issued from the Khan headquarters, it reads...
" There is an old Klingon proverb, that politics is a dish best served cold..and it is very COLD in Wyoming, Scorpius."
Ladies and gentlemen, there you have it, a bold challenge from the underdog, and one thing's for sure...In space, everyone can hear you preen.

(I'm done...honest)

isn't Darth Vader vice-POTUS already ?

I nominate Ken Wind from the Electra miniseries! He's an American citizen plus he's like the front man for evil incarnate. Plus in the Electra miniseries, he already won the presidency!

i thought Scorpius was one of the good guys...

Scorpius can't run - he's British, for cryin' out loud.

@rfreeman57: Scorponi, P.I. the Scorpio's runnin', but not 4 President....

@Miranda Kali: your last name sounds like the golden state