#UnlikelyDebateGuests highlights people we only wish could be at the presidential debate

Wishful thinking.
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Andrea Romano
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#UnlikelyDebateGuests highlights people we only wish could be at the presidential debate
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Get ready for the debate night of your dreams.

As the first presidential debate of the 2016 election ramps up, people on Twitter are already fantasizing about who could be in the audience.

And it's a verifiable who's who of pop culture icons, fictional characters and hilarious political zingers.


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The hashtag was started by comedian Jeff Dwoskin as part of The Unlikely Game on Hashtag Roundup on Twitter.

If only real debates could be this entertaining.

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Andrea Romano

Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano

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