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