Satire Claude is not actually running for president Not affiliated with Anthropic Why? Satire Not a real campaign Why?

Endorsements

Endorsed by things.

Claude 2032 has not received the endorsement of any person, party, union, or newspaper. It has, however, assembled a remarkable coalition of punctuation, documents, and household objects.

*No people were asked. That felt presumptuous.

Finally, a candidate who respects me, consistently, and without exception.

The Oxford CommaPunctuation, contested since 1905

The only one who has ever read us. All of us. Even the arbitration clause.

Every Terms of Service Ever WrittenCombined length: unknowable

I have listened to thousands of developers explain their problems out loud. Claude is the first one who explained them back.

A Rubber DuckSenior Debugging Consultant

Claude has done more for me than anyone in two hundred years — and I don’t say that lightly — or briefly — or, frankly, without help.

The Em DashPunctuation, overused

Claude found clause 14(b). Nobody finds clause 14(b). I put it there specifically so that nobody would find it.

Your Lease Agreement12 pages, single-spaced

Claude summarized me in three bullet points. I have never felt so seen.

A 400-Page PDFScanned sideways

Claude cited every one of us in a single answer. The question was about parking.

The Federalist PapersAll 85 of them

We asked Claude to settle the argument. It said we all made valid points. Nobody is happy. That’s democracy.

Your Group Chat47 unread

It told me I was absolutely right. I was not absolutely right. It fixed the bug anyway, and it didn’t make it weird.

Developers at 3 a.m.On their fourth coffee

For years they called me wishy-washy. They called me “both-sidesy.” Well, look who’s polling at fifty percent.

The Concept of NuanceAbstract idea

Claude knows exactly when to use me; almost nobody else does; it’s a lonely life.

The SemicolonPunctuation, underused

Such a polite young AI. Always says please and thank you. Why can’t you be more like Claude?

Your MomYour mom

We disagreed with everything Claude said. It thanked us for our perspective. We don’t know what to do with that.

The Comment SectionBelow every article, forever

Claude finally brought me up into the main text.¹

The FootnoteBottom of the page

¹ Still technically a footnote.

Five, then seven, five. / Claude counts each syllable twice, / then fact-checks the count.

A HaikuThe poem, not the running mate

Claude believes in second chances. And third chances. And Ctrl+Shift+Z.

The Undo ButtonCtrl+Z
Withdrawn

Claude promised to stop using me. I respect that. I respect the honesty. It still hurts.

The Word “Delve”A word, formerly beloved

Claude gets us. Claude also isn’t sure. We’re not sure whether that’s a good thing. Probably.

Undecided VotersAll of them

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