Breaking News: Alan Thicke replaces VP pick with Voltron

In a surprise last minute maneuver on the day of the election, superstar presidential candidate Alan Thicke has announced a former rival as his new vice presidential nominee. "Today, it gives me great pleasure to introduce my new vice president, Voltron!" said Thicke at a 9am rally in Toledo, Ohio. "Voltron has an impeccable record of cutting wasteful spending, standing up for the rights of the underprivileged, and defeating giant killer robots created by the evil King Zarkon."

Aides say that Thicke's previous VP pick, Bob Barker, was perceived as too old and out of touch on the issues. "Despite his strong stance on the neutering and spaying of pets, as well as his expertise in playing Plinko, most voters felt Barker was under-qualified for the VP role," said aide Tom Wilkins. "The polls clearly showed that Barker was dragging down Thicke's campaign. Voltron gives the campaign an exciting new face that we believe will energize our base of 1980's TV show watchers."

"This a shrewd move by the Thicke campaign," said CBS political analyst Bob Scheiffer. "Thicke's biggest weakness has been on foreign policy. By adding a giant robot of Voltron's stature to the ticket, they are addressing people's fears that Thicke would be weak in the face of foreign threats. Can you imagine a rogue nation such as Iran threatening the US when Voltron is at the president's disposal? He could simply send Voltron into that country to single-handedly lay waste to thousands of terrorists. Have you seen that giant magic sword he carries around? That thing is really badass!"

Voltron, who hails from the planet Arus, will also appeal to people who are normally apathetic towards the election process. "Our latest polling suggests that 97 percent of geeks living in their parents' basements enthusiastically support the revised Thicke ticket," said Gary Brown of Reuters Polling. "These are normally people who rarely venture out into daylight, so motivating them to get out and vote is a major victory for the campaign."

The new VP pick may also sway voters who had already decided on one of the other candidates. A poll just released by the AP now shows that 57 percent of dudes with mullets may now switch from the McCain-Palin ticket to Thicke-Voltron. "I was all set to vote for that Palin chick, on account of her bein' so hot and all. But now I ain't so sure," said Cleetus Baker of Highfield, Alabama. "Havin' a big robot with lions for hands sounds pretty dang bitchin' to me."