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If, for example, a movie features a [[President Evil]], identifying their party might make a political statement that the writer does not intend to make. It may simply be a lack of commitment on the writer's part—the character might espouse views from both sides. In any case, it avoids unnecessarily offending a large portion of the audience.

It sometimes stretches credibility, but sometimes not. [[Real Life|Real-life]] politicians in the US often say "Smith for Congress" without mentioning party affiliation, but in Britain campaigns often give the party name, e.g. "Vote Labour/Conservative - vote [[wikipedia:John Smith (Politician)|John Smith]]". Some ballot papers don't name the candidates' parties, as in Britain until 1968, and [http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/virginia-ballots-skimp-on-party-id/2011/10/21/gIQAHYuuGM_story.html some US elections today]. On the other hand, if a work is set in a fictional or unnamed part of the US, this is relatively easy to get away for local office (up to and including mayor) as these positions are, at least nominally, non-partisan, with some areas so often dominated by one party multiple top candidates can actually belong to the same party. Judicial elections tend to take the non-partisan thing somewhat more seriously, but political parties remain free to endorse any candidate without their open consent.

It sometimes stretches credibility, but sometimes not. [[Real Life|Real-life]] politicians in the US often say "Smith for Congress" without mentioning party affiliation, but in Britain campaigns often give the party name, e.g. "Vote Labour/Conservative - vote [[wikipedia:John Smith (Politician)|John Smith]]". Some ballot papers don't name the candidates' parties, as in Britain until 1968, and [http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/virginia-ballots-skimp-on-party-id/2011/10/21/gIQAHYuuGM_story.html some US elections today]. On the other hand, if a work is set in a fictional or unnamed part of the US, this is relatively easy to get away for local office (up to and including mayor) as these positions are often, at least nominally, non-partisan, with some areas so often dominated by one party multiple top candidates can actually belong to the same party. Judicial elections tend to take the non-partisan thing somewhat more seriously, but political parties remain free to endorse any candidate without their open consent.

Averted when the character belongs to a real party. [[Take a Third Option|A third option]] is to invent a [[Fictional Political Party]].