Ron Paul (Republican)
Political Viewpoint: Non-interventionist Paul’s belief that, for the most part, the United States shouldn’t get involved in foreign wars and should instead exercise diplomacy (unless it’s a matter of something like a country coming over here and invading us Homefront-style), is a direct affront to the world of military shooters.
Game to Oppose: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
The Angle: Whereas the actions of the military in Modern Warfare 3 could be defended because some events took place on US soil, according to Gaming Blend, the plot to Future Soldier has our troops entering Russia to help out after a coup unseats the country’s president. Paul could argue that the single-player campaign's premise helps perpetuate the idea that the US has to act as world police. Even if the soldiers get to use that awesome optical camouflage gear.
Newt Gingrich (Republican)
Political Viewpoint: Champion of space exploration
Gingrich is a self-described “big fan of going into space”, to the point where he’d like push NASA aside and instead open up the final frontier to the private sector, possibly leading to a nice rest stop on the moon or maybe an affordable La Quinta Inn.
Game to Oppose: Prey 2
The Angle: Prey 2 looks to be painting space, or at least the planet that the game takes place on, as an extremely dangerous, seedy cesspit riddled with thieves, murderers, thugs, strip clubs and the general by-products of a decaying society. Everybody knows space is a safe place to spend billions of dollars to travel, and games like Prey 2 only work to plant doubts in the thoughts of upstanding, Astronomy-minded patriots, right?
President Barack Obama (Democrat)
Political Viewpoint: That he can hold the country together for another four years.
Look, it’s been a bumpy first term by any measure. You can’t completely hold Obama accountable for the sizable recess/depress-ion the country is experiencing. But with the noted protest movements from the Tea Party to Occupy, Obama must instill the utmost confidence in Americans that he can bridge the divide and single-handedly hold this 50-state puzzle-piece set together, at least until 2016.
Game to Vilify: BioShock Infinite
The Angle: While BioShock Infinite takes place in the early 1900s, its plot involves a society gripped by civil war and teetering on revolution. It's been reported the game's brainchild, Ken Levine, has been influenced by the Occupy Wall Street movement. If BioShock Infinite’s take on a splintered political American society makes its way into the hands of voters before the November election, maybe it could further drive the divisional stake deeper within our country, acting as an interactive mechanism to further fuel dischord, stoke the fires of revolt and generally give the disenfranchised dangerous ideas. Or maybe it'd just be a really great videogame.
