US Presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are quick to cash in on the Pokémon GO craze from Niantic and The Pokemon Company. Hillary Clinton, doing the political normal and forever embarrassing thing of being "hip" with the youth in an election year, has referenced Pokémon GO to get people to travel to voting booths for this year's US Presidential Election.
"I'm trying to figure out how we get them to have Pokémon Go To The Polls", Hillary Clinton explained at a recent event as Destructoid reports. Pokémon GO - groovy.
Judging by the phenomenal number of people playing Pokémon GO and the generally apathetic nature of young people towards politics, Hillary Clinton has her audience cornered. Hillary Clinton proposes that the youth going to election stations is more likely if a Pokémon is available for capture there.
@HillaryClinton mentions Pokemon at event:"I'm trying to figure out how we get them to have Pokémon Go To The Polls" pic.twitter.com/BgxxlUJmj2
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 14, 2016
Maybe the Republicans or Democrats can set up a few Pokémon gyms controlled by blue or red teams, respectively. Actually, that Pokémon GO move is almost exactly what the Hillary Clinton campaign has announced they will be doing on their webpage.
Yes, probably the most divisive election of the leader of the Free World's history will likely be influenced by imaginary pocket monsters (Pokemon) with names like "Bulbasaur" and "Ambipom". According to the official Hillary Clinton site the Democrats have organized, in Ohio, a "Gotta Catch 'Em' All" event at "Madison Park Pokestop & PokeGYM." That'll teach ISIS.
With the invite from the Hillary Clinton camp on the Democrats campaign page, Pokémon hunters (or young prospective voters depending on what one really cares about) will have access to a "lure module." This being for Pokémon players and prospective voters apparently and can do "battle [with] each other."
Hopefully, no Second Amendment lovers will misunderstand the Pokémon GO context. Also, there's something in the Pokémon GO campaign invite on registering voters and learning about someone called Mrs. Hillary Clinton.
Republicans, on the other hand, bastions of hard work, conservatism and old angry men with said love for guns have resorted to (a rather awkward) parody of Hillary Clinton on Facebook. "Crooked Hilary NO," it ridicules.
This is obviously a rather linguistically clumsy pun by the Donald Trump on "Pokémon GO". The video goes on to highlight why Americans must be distrustful of Hillary within the context of Pokémon GO.
Judging by the refined sardonic wit and style of the Pokémon GO inspired ad, Donald Trump must have commissioned the same people that recommended his hair stylist for the particular campaign. Only slightly related to the Pokémon GO craze but more so to the rivalry between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, there is a saying that is attributed to a Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times."
