Editing Cthulhu (section)

===Politics===
{{main|Cthulhu for President}}
[[File:20100701 cthulhu poster.jpg|thumb|Poster from the [[2010 Polish presidential election]]: The caption translates as "Choose the greater evil. Vote Cthulhu."]]
Cthulhu has appeared as a [[parody candidate]] in several elections, including the [[2010 Polish presidential election]] and the [[2012 US presidential election|2012]] and [[2016 US presidential election]]s.<ref name="Cthulhu_for_president_2016">{{cite web|url=https://cthulhuforamerica.com/|title=Cthulhu for America|access-date=3 Aug 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803190725/https://cthulhuforamerica.com/| archive-date=3 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cthulhu2012.com/ |title=Cthulhu Dagon 2012 |access-date=2016-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014061420/http://www.cthulhu2012.com/ |archive-date=2016-10-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> The faux campaigns usually satirize voters who claim to vote for the "[[lesser of two evils principle|lesser evil]]". "Cthulhu for America" ran during the 2016 American presidential election, drawing comparisons with other satirical presidential candidates such as [[Vermin Supreme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/16964-who-is-behind-cthulhu-for-america|title=Who Is Behind Cthulhu For America?|website=Inverse|last1=Watson|first1=Zebbie|date=June 16, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025092411/https://www.inverse.com/article/16964-who-is-behind-cthulhu-for-america|url-status=live}}</ref> The organization had a platform that included the legalization of human sacrifice, driving all Americans insane, and an end to peace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/01/could-cthulhu-trump-other-super-tuesday-contenders-hp-lovecraft|title=Could Cthulhu trump the other Super Tuesday contenders?|website=The Guardian|last1=Barnett|first1=David|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613201840/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/01/could-cthulhu-trump-other-super-tuesday-contenders-hp-lovecraft|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, the [[Internet troll|troll]] account known as "The Dark Lord Cthulhu" submitted an official application to be on the [[Massachusetts]] Presidential Ballot. The account also raised over $4000 from fans to fund the campaign through a gofundme.com page. Gofundme removed the campaign page and refunded contributions.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}