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Cultural references[edit]
- The Live Free or Diner restaurant name is a reference to New Hampshire's motto "Live Free or Die". Inside the restaurant several banners can be seen:
- A banner of the Boston Red Sox can be seen.
- The "Fisk 27" banner is a reference to former baseball player Carlton Fisk who used the 27, now a retired number.
- "RemDawg" is a reference to Jerry Remy, a well-known baseball player with a strong relation to the Red Sox.
- A banner of the New England Patriots can also be seen.
- The "Funspot" banner is a reference to Funspot Family Fun Center, an arcade that features one of the largest collections of early-1970s to late-2000s games in the world, located in New Hampshire.
- The journalist Dan Rather makes a reference to real American journalist Edward R. Murrow when he says "Sweet Mother of Murrow".
- The American voters name list includes: John Q. Public (a common placeholder name in American English), Joe Six-Pack, the Bald Eagle, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty.
- Homer imagines a discussion at the World Bank about a lending policy towards Micronesia.
- When Krusty tries to find an ending to his "hot air" joke, he mentions the Albuquerque Balloon Festival and Rush Limbaugh.
- Andrea Crowley, Dumont Evans and Ron Lehar are fictional journalists from real-world media CNN, slate.com and The Washington Post respectively.
- Residence Inn by Hyatt Embassy Suites by Courtyard by Marriot - A Starwood Hotel's name is a play on Residence Inn by Marriott, combining other hotel chains such as Hyatt, Courtyard by Marriott and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
- Fictional politician Vincent Aleppo posted an article on The New York Times.
- Former US President Bill Clinton is placing a sign of Hillary Clinton in a garden.
- American politician and actor Fred Thompson mentions being in Die Hard. In 1990, Thompson was cast as Ed Trudeau, the head of Dulles Airport, in the action sequel Die Hard 2.
- Carl considers Argentinian politician and general Juan Perón as a dictator. He also states that "when he disappeared ya, you stayed disappeared". This is a reference to the Dirty War soon after Perón's death, where it is estimated that between 22,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared.
- Lenny adds that his wife was Madonna. This is a reference to the famous singer Madonna portraying Eva Perón on the 1996 film Evita.
- Apu considers Dennis Kucinich to be the most ridiculous candidate. Kucinich is depicted as being extremely short. In real life, he is 5'7" (1.70m) tall, which is slightly below average and has made him the subject of some lampooning in popular culture.
- Nash Castor mentions Sesame Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, a primarily diagonal street in Washington, D.C. that connects the United States Capitol with the White House.
- Bart mentions the Patriot Act.
- Birch Barlow mentions former US President George W. Bush. Mr. Burns refers to one of the controversies during the 2004 United States election voting controversies, specifically to the objection to certification of Ohio's electoral votes.
- Kent Brockman compares Ralph to Drew Barrymore's character, Charlie McGee, in the horror film Firestarter.
- Ralph answers "Elmo" (the character from Sesame Street) when he is being asked which of the two political parties he prefers. Kent associates this with admiral Elmo Zumwalt, who launched an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate in 1976. Chief Wiggum also mentions admiral Hyman G. Rickover and the World Book Encyclopedia.
- According to Adriatica Vel Johnson, Democrats have Alec Baldwin while Republicans have Stephen Baldwin.
- It's heavily implied in this episode that Moe Syzlak is unable to vote due to being a registered sex offender.
- This is notably one of the few episodes where Homer's perspective on a concept actually proves to be correct, as he imagines quite correctly what a Think Tank is when Lisa suggests it. This fact is even noted in the episode when, shortly after imagining it, sees his family staring at Homer as if completely shocked, and Homer says "What? Not allowed to get one right?"
- The promo shows the address "wiggumforprez08.com". If you go to http://wiggumforprez08.com, it redirects to TheSimpsons.com. If you go to http://www.wiggumforprez08.com, it goes to the FOX website.
- If this episode counts, then it will be the third episode to have its English title in another language. The first two being "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" and "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer".
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