Barbie Millicent Roberts, March 9, 1959 (Willows, Wis.) -
VP candidate for USA interParty (aka interParty) (2000)
VP candidate for Independent (2016)
VP candidate for Independent (OTC) (2016)
Running mate with nominee (2000): Raymond Kenneth Petry
Running mate with nominee (2016): Barbie Millicent Roberts (b. 1959)
Running mate with nominee (2016): Drunk Menopausal Barbie (b. 1959)
Popular vote (2000, 2016): ? (0.00%)
Electoral vote (2000, 2016): 0/538
The campaign (2000):
Raymond K. Petry of Honolulu had run for President in 1992 and 1996, but in 2000 he made a concerted effort to be drafted as Vice-President instead. No one took him up on his offer so he relaunched as a Presidential candidate under the USA interParty banner. According to his webpage, "Barbi" [i.e. Barbie] was nominated as his VP, presumably for the Barbie and Ken humor value: "Petry is leading the interplanetary space effort in this decade, and America is not going alone: Barbi has been nominated for Vice President: Sign the on-line Petition to put Ken and Barbi on the Ballot in your State."
Citing Manifest Destiny, Petry advocated expanding the space program for colonization of the Moon, Mars, and even Pluto.
"With a bit of web-clatter the oval office is being prepared for Mr. Petry: We're culling and gleening for Election year AD 2000 ... and, Mr. Petry is preparing himself to run for the Presidency - an unprecedented move: the former VeeP candidate is going for the Presidency - [maybe just to be VeeP] - so, this'll be extra challenging for Mr. Petry - he's been acting as President for the next four years, now he's ready for office in AD 2001 - Mr. Petry has proven to America that he's a better President than any of them, and that America has been better-off in four years with him acting President - so, America will let him take office ... and if America ever needed a government-within-the-government, this is it: Mr. Petry is ready."
As a reflection of his background and interest in mathematics, much of Petry's platform was science-based.
Meanwhile Barbie, full name Barbie Millicent Roberts, was already running for President in 2000 on her own and fending off a challenge from the Vanessa/Eva doll ticket.
The campaign (2016):
OK, I'm not sure how this works but Barbie was her own running-mate, sort of a split-personality thing. Not unlike Austin Burton serving as his own VP nominee in 1976.
In the year where Hillary Clinton was the Democratic nominee, Mattel spokesperson told the press, "The President and Vice President dolls continue our efforts to expose girls to inspiring careers that are underrepresented by women ... We see this doll set as a timely and topical platform to further the conversation around female leadership."
Mattel had worked with She Should Run, "a nonpartisan nonprofit working to dramatically increase the number of women considering a run for public office" in the development of the dolls.
VP Barbie's main difference from Presidential Barbie was that she wore glasses.
The campaign (2016 : OTC):
The OTC Comedy Troupe is based in Georgia and has an online presence via Youtube. In Sept.-Oct. 2016 actress Kelley Cody-Grimm presented a campaign running her "Drunk Menopausal Barbie" character for President.
Using the slogan, "Let's make America fabulous," Drunk Menopausal Barbie presented an African American Barbie doll as the Vice Presidential nominee.
Election history:
1992 - US President (Independent) - defeated
2000 - US President (Independent) - defeated
2004 - US President (Party of Girls) - defeated
2008 - US President (Independent) - defeated
2012 - US President (B Party) - defeated
2016 - US President (Independent) - defeated
2016 - US President (Independent : OTC) - defeated
Other occupations: over 200 careers
Notes:
Barbie sat out the 1996 Presidential election, and seems to be in 2020 as well, so far.
