By ALYSSA NEWCOMB (@alyssanewcomb)
Nov. 7, 2012
Comedian Roseanne Barr and peace activist Cindy Sheehan could have been elected president and vice president if more than 40,000 voters had had their way.
Thousands more online said they’d prefer that porn legend Ron Jeremy take the helm as leader of the free world.
While it was not known how many write-in votes Jeremy received, Barr’s candidacy on the Peace and Freedom ticket carried her to a sixth-place finish in California, where she received 36,762 votes.
In Florida, Barr and Sheehan received 7,996 votes, according to the latest tally.
“I thank the people who voted for me — most of you were first-time voters that would never have voted for Obama or for Romney,” Barr tweeted today.
The comedian, who had originally recruited country music icon Willie Nelson as her vice president before he backed out, campaigned on a platform that included the legalization of marijuana, a resource-based economy and forgiveness of student loans.
“Now we begin: holding our president’s feet to the fire. #debtrelief #peace,” she tweeted today.