New Poll: President Obama as a Video Game Character

Time for a new poll! Here it is:

If President Obama was a character from a video game, which character would he be?

Pac Man
Capt. John Soap MacTavish from Call of Duty
John Henry Eden from Fallout 3
Jim Raynor from Starcraft
Kane from Command and Conquer
Gordon Freeman from Half-life
Arcturus Mengsk from Starcraft
Commander Shepard from Mass Effect
Vladimir Makarov from Call of Duty

If I missed your choice, let me know in the comments section. You can find the poll at the bottom of the page. I look forward to reading the responses.

...And yes, I will conduct the same poll for Romney.

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