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Pokemon go to the polls
That was some seriously cringe slogan.
But how was this ever enough to justify voting for the guy who has no morality, cheats and bullshits his way through everything, selects his entourage based on loyalty over competence, divides the country through purposefully polarizing statements and filed for bankruptcies 6 times, 5 of which were casinos? And that was what we knew before he was elected.
That's just showing how superficial a lot of the voter base really is.
No. It shows how bad a candidate she was. People love reform candidates for a reason: Washington is so dirty, and our interests are not corporate interests. Centrist Democrats inspire leftist voters to stay home or vote third party.
This this this! Guys listen to this guy. He is smart.
Obama won with a message that politicians were dirty and we needed a change.
Trump won with a message that politicians were dirty and we needed a change.
Biden barely won with a message that Trump was dirtier than politicians and we needed a change.
My two cents: The average American has a literacy rate of 7th-8th grade and not only does Trump talk to that level he also repeats things constantly so people can remember it. Couple that with all conservative biased media constantly blasting the same messages people believe Trump was looking out for them. Compare to Hilary who has been painted as out of touch with voters and courting high value donors since Bill was president and the Bernie thing she needed to capture more independents but she didn't.
If you actually think that's why Hillary lost...wow. Just WOW.
https://youtu.be/vwaiyjh1dGk
I prefer this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LtTpZpGE6c
Okay but look at the young people. They went from bored to "oh my God, she's talking about a thing I know!"
Some people need this stupid shit as much as I hate it.
I can't imagine being 20 years old and being anything close to enthusiastic about Hillary Clinton. I also have to wonder how many of them were caught up in the moment of "Oh, are we clapping now?! She said a thing about...pokemon? Weird, but everyone's cheering and since I'm a Hilldog stan and going with the flow is pretty much my entire personality I'll clap and cheer too!"
Hillary supporters didn't talk about policy. The talked about how exciting it would be to have the first woman president.
Too bad they don't pokemon go to the polls
Idk those are young people who already took the time to go to a Hillary Clinton rally. Maybe a few of them were inspired but the vast majority of young voters saw that as the pandering that it was.
I'm just saying watch all their faces. Especially the bored looking ones. Right when she says "I don't know who invented pokemon go..." They light up and look at each other and get excited. Not that they're excited about Hilary.
I definitely groaned. I remember her making a dumb fuck star wars reference at some point too that made me more angry than supportive. But you can't make comments like "the vast majority of young voters saw it as pandering" as if that's something verifiable. You just made it up hoping it's true. I also hope it's true. If they decided it's pandering, it might have even been because their media told them so.
I talk to too many people who use campaign ads during The Bachelor as their greatest source of information on candidates.
FYI, The campaign coordinators also dropped a bunch of lures in the area and even chose the location because it's a pokestop. Anyone who came hunting for Pokemon was met with volunteers holding voting registration sign ups.
I think this is the best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
“See the XcQ? The link stays blue.” No offense to Mr. Astley.