Daffy Duck Runs for President

LOS ANGELES – The presidential campaign is getting a little Daffy. The blustery Daffy Duck brashly tosses his bill into the ring as part of a new four-minute educational cartoon. He sets his sights on the White House with hopes of avenging slights from Bugs Bunny by declaring year-round rabbit hunting season.

He promises “a rabbit in every pot,” but stumbles along the campaign trail as that debonair bunny imparts tidbits of knowledge about the American political system.

Warner Bros. animators based “Daffy Duck for President” on a 1997 book written by Daffy’s creator, legendary animator Chuck Jones, who died in 2002.

“My father wrote and prepared the storyboard for ‘Daffy for President’ as a reminder that our system is designed to check and balance the greed and selfishness exemplified by our dear, frustrated friend, Daffy Duck,” Jones’ daughter Linda Jones said Wednesday.

The tale of the duck’s campaign is included in the upcoming Warner Bros. DVD “Looney Tunes – Golden Collection: Volume Two” ($64.92).

It goes on sale Nov. 2, Election Day.

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