No, no, Ernest! You completely fail to understand. Chongo is the leader of the APP (American Primate Party) who are neither Democrats nor Republicans. They are a brand new party launched in Chicago in early 2008 by a coalition of apes and monkeys who want an equal voice in government. Due to Chongo's progressive ideas and fresh new approach, the APP soon expanded to having a fair number of human members as well as apes and monkeys (and the odd lemur).

The APP is competing against both the Democrats AND the Republicans.

Clint Eastwood is a faithful member of the Republican Party, so he can't be a member of the APP unless he leaves the Republican Party, and I don't think he would, despite being a good friend of Chongo's. In the same sense, Barack Obama is a Democrat, so he can't be a member of the APP either, unless he leaves the Democratic Party.

Capiche?