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So if Romney does manage to win, what next for the residents of kids' TV's most famous avenue?
Big Bird – Stud at intensive chicken farm in Ohio
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Oscar the Grouch – Fox News talking head
Count von Count – Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve
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Cookie Monster – Anti-diabetes campaigner
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