(NOTE: There is NO period after "E" in the title! It's not an abbreviation [let's just say it's an abbreviation only if you'd write "a. letter" or talk about "a. gorilla"], and actually you could argue that the title actually makes sense as an adaptation of the Latin - replacing the "one" in "out of many, one" with "Wiggum")
An OK political episode. It seemed to take a while to get to the point, though I suppose if the point was really to highlight the primary silliness and not so much Ralph, then it got to it a little earlier then. On the other hand, some of it did seem a little obvious in terms of the dem/republican jokes and caricatures. I liked Jon Stewart and Krusty's run though. That's all for now!
DYN: ...even with the moderately long opening, the episode is still about 20 seconds shorter than these days' typical episodes? ...the opening does not end with a TV (most episodes that don't do that have wildly different openings already)? ...crow call to start act 1? ...Kent Brockman's daughter (1F12, 3F11) appears next to Lisa at the dem debate? (Does she have a name?)
Previous episode references 3F18: NASA-"sourced" joke made (bar tab/Homer's mass) GABF02: "Jerkass Homer" specifically mentioned again (maybe one other episode?) (not actually labeled as such in 5F23) EABF07: Rib-It mascot seen EABF09, 7F01, FABF03, 2F02, 8F01, EABF20: Other election/voting/ political episodes that come to mind 9F21: Theme from a Summer Place AABF08, BABF09, CABF22, DABF11 (others?): Bill Clinton appears 9F13: Lisa dated Ralph AABF13: final "pick a winner" joke reminds me of similar one here
(JABF20: Not really a reference, but Stephen Colbert guest starred earlier this season, and is often paired at least mentally with Jon Stewart. Incidentally, the two of them both return to their shows tomorrow night, for the first time since the strike in November, without writers!)
Goofs Homer gives directions to the guy who's keeping Burns from leaving work, and they're heard even when the phone is nowhere near his ear. The seat next to Maggie was not empty in the establishing shot (though it may have been recently vacated) - I only noticed because I was wondering why she had her own seat (and that far away from Marge). In the Ralph campaign ad, there's a red flag stripe right below the blue union; it should be white.