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The ad heralds Archer’s achievements as captain of Starfleet’s first ship capable of achieving warp five. It also parrots the claim by at least one Federation historian that Archer was the greatest explorer of the 22nd century. Finally, it stitches together some of Archer’s great speeches from Enterprise to form a closing argument for his campaign. In the video, he says:
“We’re going to stumble, make mistakes, I’m sure more than a few before we find our footing, but we’re going to learn from those mistakes. There’re 400 billion stars in our galaxy. We’ve only explored a tiny fraction. We are all explorers, driven to know what’s over the horizon, what’s beyond our own shores. Yet, no matter how far we travel or how fast we get there, the most profound discoveries are not necessarily beyond that next star but within us. The final frontier begins with us all. Let’s explore it together.”
While it’s fun to look towards Star Trek’s fictional presidential politics, there is a real election today. It’s one that many Star Trek actors have involved themselves in. Remember to go vote.
Once you’ve cast your vote, if you’re looking to lose yourself in more Federation politics, check out the current arc of IDW Publishing’s Star Trek: Year Five series. It’s about a Federation election where the nominees include an old friend of James T. Kirk and an old thorn in Kirk’s side, Harry Mudd.
What do you think of the campaign ad for Jonathan Archer‘s bid to be president of the United Federation of Planets? Let us know in the comments.
