what percent of the voting population do "trekies" make up

[iceman_419]

They could be an untapped resource. Infact with Nimoy on our side, we could get a good chunk of votes. I wonder what these "people" want from a polotician?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I'm a trekker and I already vote. I suspect many do.. Bad news is

I know a lot of RW Christians who love Trek AND *.

[Gaffey Duck]

4. WTF?

The Star Trek serieses have always endorsed a socially liberal benign dictatorship...lol

Then again, I know a neo-Nazi whose favourite shows are Buffy, Angel, and Joan of Arcadia.

[swag]

2. Don't know about the Trekkies, but the Klingons are pretty explicit

from

http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=5539

"A good war is based on honor, not deception," says K'tok (Earth name: Clyde Lewis), a 40-year-old Klingon from Lair Hill. "The first warrior, President Bush, deceived us all with this war."

Portland Klingon speakers are increasingly influential. Last year, Multnomah County's mental-health services opened a search for a Klingon interpreter to work with speakers of the language.* Though the Klingons polled all appeared to be registered voters, they emulate an unfamiliar political system.

"On the home world, if there had been a contested election between Gore and Bush, the honorable thing would be for Gore to kill Bush," explained Khraanik (Earth name: Jason Lewis), a 38-year-old from Southeast Portland. "Or the other way around. And then ascend to the head of the High Council."

It's too early for Kerry to chill the ceremonial bloodwine, but Portland Klingons are clearly warming to the cerebral Massachusetts Democrat.

"Kerry has shown his prowess," says 33-year-old Neqha (Earth name: Eric King) of Tigard. "He saved his fellow warrior under the gun, and has been commended and awarded medals."

[aeolian]

3. we are a HUGE voting block

Spock could win 45 states.

[qazplm]

5. 47 percent?

(sorry inside joke)...some Trekkies know that the number 47 was worked into MANY a Star Trek episode (or sometimes the reverse 74).

But I know that Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Janeway, and others vote democratic, and Geordi (LeVar Burton) actually appeared with Kerry a few days ago.

[Mister K]

6. I am not surprised that many Star Trek actors

and involved with politicts. I bet if Shatner, Nemoy and the rest of the original cast came out in support of Kerry, it would make a difference. Especially with James Doohan suffering and all.

I happy to see that LeVar was with Kerry. I did not know about this.

Trek on!