I don't particularly like the idea of DC invoking 'real life' people, somehow; There always seemed to be some kind of disconnect where DC used stand-ins before even if who they were meant to be was kind of obvious. Using actual people for reference seems more Marvel's style, given they're the ones who dumped Stephen Colbert and others in there.
DC kind of has enough trouble keeping track of their own political figures, let alone people in real life. Seriously, how many presidents did the US in the DCU get through in the 1990s alone? Even after the Luthor administration they kind of played fast and loose with the guy changing depending on what issue it was.
Gotham, in comparison, had better luck keeping track of its mayors, though that was mostly in the time period when most of the books that would relate to them in some way were being written by the same guys. So when Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker were writing Batman, Gotham Central, Catwoman etc. it lead to a more cohensive city as they could all play off of what was going on in the other ones, if that makes sense.
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Gotham, in comparison, had better luck keeping track of its mayors, though that was mostly in the time period when most of the books that would relate to them in some way were being written by the same guys. So when Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker were writing Batman, Gotham Central, Catwoman etc. it lead to a more cohensive city as they could all play off of what was going on in the other ones, if that makes sense.