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Jacob Hauugard, a Danish comedian and actor, ran for parliament as a joke and actually won in 1994! Some of his outrageous campaign promises were: Nutella in field rations, more tailwind on bike paths, and better weather. Nutella in field rations was actually implemented.

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The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, a satirical, federally registered political party in Canada, received 1.01% of the popular vote in the 1980 federal election campaigning to repeal the law of gravity and provide higher education by building taller schools, among other promises.

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1. The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, a satirical, federally registered political party in Canada, received 1.01% of the popular vote in the 1980 federal election campaigning to repeal the law of gravity and provide higher education by building taller schools, among other promises.

2. The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, a satirical, federally registered political party in Canada, received 1.01% of the popular vote in the 1980 federal election campaigning to repeal the law of gravity and provide higher education by building taller schools, among other promises.

3. Vermin Supreme. A man who has unsuccessfully ran for president four times. He wears a giant boot on his head and campaigns every term on the promise to make Americans brush their teeth and that he will give every citizen a pony if he is elected.

4. Humorist Will Rogers ran a presidential campaign in 1928 with his only promise being that he would resign the presidency if he won the election.

5. Building walls, closing American borders, and promising to "Make America Great Again" were the hallmarks of a fictional presidential candidate's campaign from the 1998 novel "Parable of the Talents"

6. Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie jokingly put himself forward in the 1964 US presidential campaign as an independent write-in candidate, promising that if he were to win then he would change the name of The White House to "The Blues House".

7. A German comedian contested in the European Parliament Elections. His campaign included promises to build a wall around Switzerland, put Angela Merkel on a show trial and to frack the politicians for cheap gas. He is now a Member of the European Parliament.

8. Hitler campaigned on the promise to suppress all other political parties

9. In 2008 Dr. Pepper had an ad campaign that promised every American, except Slash and Buckethead, a free can of Dr.Pepper if the Guns and Roses released their long awaited album, Chinese Democracy.

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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, while running for Governor promising to end corruption, was hit with a lie filled smear campaign by his own party. He then committed suicide. His campaign director Robert Jackson then denounced the corruption in the state GOP. He then also committed suicide.

Academic research has discovered that (regardless of which party is elected) the 'donations' that fund political campaigns in the USA result in legislators representing only the interests of wealthy donors - not the promises they made while campaigning or the needs of ordinary citizens. - source

On 5th Aug 2013, John Oliver promised to write a check for a Trummp campaign with the belief that he wouldn't win. - source

Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements," a joke political party, got one politician elected to the Danish Parliament, where he often cast the deciding vote and fulfilled a number of campaign promises including the provision of nutella in army field rations & more bread for ducks in parks. - source