Jar Jar Binks and political popularity
America’s Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Movies (And Least Favorite Characters) – “Finally, we took a boilerplate format used by political favorability polls — “Please state whether you view the following characters favorably, unfavorably, or are unfamiliar with him/her” — and asked respondents to rate characters in the series. You read that correctly. Jar Jar Binks has a lower favorability rating than the actual personification of evil in the galaxy. Darth Vader is polling higher than all potential 2016 presidential candidates – “On the other hand, with a net favorability of -8, Jar Jar is considerably more popular than the U.S. Congress, which currently enjoys a net favorability rating of -65. In fact, the last time congressional net favorability was above that was February 2005. Incidentally this was just before the release date of “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,” which marked Jar Jar’s last appearance on the big screen. Budget Problems? Kentucky and Elsewhere Find Answer