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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[American Dad]]'' - Stan Smith, the gun-toting CIA-operative lead is a Strawman Conservative, played for laughs. His daughter Hayley is a Strawman Liberal, played for laughs as well. Hayley generally comes across as the more sensible of the two. In a departure from this trope's norms, Stan is consistently portrayed with sympathy and insight.
** Beyond being a Strawman Conservative, Stan's major "thing" is that he will latch immediately onto any ideology that catches his fancy. For example, he once briefly converted to Islam because Francine was bugging him and he liked the idea of being able to control his wife. Stan is a universal strawman: an impulsive zealot, but lovable enough that the writers can use him to parody and pillory the excesses of any political position without losing the audience. ▼
▲Beyond being a Strawman Conservative, Stan's major "thing" is that he will latch immediately onto any ideology that catches his fancy. For example, he once briefly converted to Islam because Francine was bugging him and he liked the idea of being able to control his wife. Stan is a universal strawman: an impulsive zealot, but lovable enough that the writers can use him to parody and pillory the excesses of any political position without losing the audience.
* Lisa from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' has generally been cast as the [[Granola Girl]] / [[Soapbox Sadie]] type of Straw Liberal. After noticing they were basically [[Author On Board|using her as a mouthpiece for their own views]], the writing staff unofficially agreed to stop making episodes centering on her politics.
* ''[[South Park]]''....where to start?
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