Martin Crane - Politics

Politics

Politically, Martin has complex views. He once referred to a Senator as a "bleeding heart soft on crime" and backed a conservative candidate for Congress whom Frasier referred to as "Himmler without the whimsy." He has shown concern and joked about global warming. He also has shown sympathy with former Democratic Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. In one episode, Niles asks Martin for his gun, but Martin replies that he doesn't believe that civilians should be armed, seeming to imply that he supports gun control (though this may be due at least in part to the fact that he was shot by an armed robber and that his son has poor hand-eye coordination). Despite being disturbed at the idea of Frasier or Niles being homosexual, he is willing to accept it, and even pretends to be homosexual once to avoid an aggressive woman.