These are both wrong, and wrong in an especially funny way. The hijacking of the thread, such as it was, occurred because @Zinhead, a vocal conservative, was so aggressive in claiming that Stanford was full of liberals who would penalize an applicant for being a conservative. Everyone here who actually knows something about Stanford – for instance, I went to graduate school there, my sister is an active undergraduate alum, and I have or had various friends on the faculty – would tell you that shows a complete misunderstanding of Stanford’s culture. If you write something stupid and unintellectual, you will get penalized for being stupid and unintellectual, whether you are liberal or conservative. The bias against stupid, unintellectual people at Stanford runs much deeper than any political leanings.
For pretty much exactly that reason I would not worry about finding anyone in the Stanford admissions office who thinks Obama is a muslim. Or is a strong Trump supporter. Like it or not, you can pretty safely disregard those possibilities. Of course, you might get a superficially more sympathetic reading from an Obama-hating Trumpster, so you may not think that’s such good news. If you stick with a political topic, I would definitely advise you not to pitch your essay such that your ideal reader would be a Trump fan. That ain’t happening.
Whatever you decide to do, “play it safe with your essay” is terrible advice. Before April Fool’s day, Stanford is going to reject 96 or 97 of every 100 people still applying there, most of whom will have great academic credentials. Playing it safe is a perfect way to get yourself into the fat part of the bell curve, which is not where you want to be.
@Consolation and I have given you very similar advice, I think.