On Monday, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic withdrew from the race for Wahkiakum County Clerk. The non-Foo fighter was running a “protest candidacy” for the made-up Grange Party in an attempt to draw attention to the top-two primary system in Washington State that the bassist feels is too easily exploitable.

Since Novoselic never actually intended to go all the way, we’re going to cut him some slack here and chalk it up to creative political activism — but it got us thinking about some other musicians who have tried their hands in the world’s dirtiest job. After the jump, we break these upwardly mobile musicians into a list of real rebels and poser politicians.

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