Santa is a republican definitely. Santa gives his own property to children of his own free will.
If he was a democrat Santa would rob us all at gunpoint to redistribute the wealth to homeless street urchins, quadruple murderers and never-do-wells.
Actually Santa is a Democrat, he spends his time on TV and making movies, and extolls the virtues of spending money. I know it is given from one person to another freely, but Santa hisself is like Sally Struthers, constantly harping on the necessity of giving, and using the guilt trip.
Yes, Santa is a Republican. He runs his own small business as a philanthropic organization ("for the children").
It's based at North Pole to take advantage of offshore tax shelter. Employs hundreds maybe thousands of elves (*aka vertically challenged people) who are non-union (at least, there's never been an elf strike in recorded history. Happily married to Mrs Claus for hundreds of years.
Santa is a Republican because he operates by moral absolutes. You're either naughty or nice. If you're naughty, there's payback time.
Santa eats cookies and drinks milk...very non-PC. Santa is fat but doesn't mind his body image. He has not signed up for a lucrative contract to represent Jenny Craig. Santa doesn't appear to have an agent or even a spinmeister.
But the biggest tipoff? Santa is HAPPY! He's managed to stay happy for hundreds of years, even the past 4.5 years since GWB was elected. Every democrat in the world has been miserable since Al Gore waddled off the public stage, miserable except when engaging in SCHADENFREUDE. Santa doesn't do SCHADENFREUDE.
Merry Christmas to ALL.