One’s a handsome, aging, popular action hero hoping the American public supports him in the coming year. The other is played by Bruce Willis. At first glance, there are a lot of similarities between Die Hard hero John McClane and Senator (and presidential candidate) John McCain. But who has a better chance to win America’s vote?
 John McClane |
 John McCain |
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| Filmography | Die Hards 1–4. | Wedding Crashers, Bears in a Submarine. |
| Career-defining hostage situation | One night in Nakatomi Plaza, 1988. | Five and a half years in Vietcong prisons, 1967–1973. |
| Marital difficulties | Separated from wife in 1988; saved wife from terrorists in 1988, 1990; separated again in 1995; divorced by 2007. | Divorced first wife in 1980 after conducting an extramarital affair. |
| Child in jeopardy | Daughter Lucy kidnapped by cyber-terrorists in 2007. | Son James enlisted in Marines in 2006, could be sent to Iraq. |
| Supports the war? | Yes. | Yes. |
| Attempts to recast once-profane self as more family-friendly | Going well: "Yippee ki yay, motherfucker!" reportedly trimmed from new film to secure PG-13 rating. | Going poorly: Yelled "Fuck you!" at Texas senator John Cornyn at a Capitol meeting in May. |
| Gets America’s vote? | Will at least beat Evan Almighty in this weekend's box office. | Will at least beat Tommy Thompson in the Republican primaries. |
Photos: Getty Images (McCain), Courtesy of 20th Century Fox (McClane)
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