Yes, people actually voted for Roseanne. 48,776 of them, according to reporter Mark Knoller:
Actress/comic Roseanne Barr ran for pres on the Peace & Freedom Party ticket. She got 48,776 votes.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 7, 2012
Some of them even owned up to it. In public.
https://twitter.com/HoodRad/status/265987547644190720
You and your uterus? Does that count as one vote or two?
I voted for @TheRealRoseanne today and nearly pissed myself for an hour afterwards. UNREAL. I HAD THE OPTION TO CHOOSE ROSEANNE!!!
— Adam Chatwin (@ChatwinAdam) November 6, 2012
https://twitter.com/muthafuthinASH/status/266156676615393281
@TheRealRoseanne I voted for you and hope Obama looks at some of you ideas!
— Jessica Ciraulo (@jessicaroxxx) November 7, 2012
https://twitter.com/MeWithAPEN20/status/265972694200233986
@TheRealRoseanne While I voted for you, I'm glad that Obama won, he was my backup…
— Jamie Fredrickson (@Jamers8x2) November 7, 2012
We hope this guy is joking, but we fear he isn’t.
I voted for Roseanne cause #HAARP
— n.n.n.n (@_No__) November 7, 2012
The good news as you weep for humanity? Roseanne promises that now she’ll be funny again.
http://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/statuses/266066546374373376
Promises, promises.
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