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INTEREST: Hillary Clinton Campaign Targets Potential Voters at Pokémon Go Locations

It makes me wonder if Hillary Clinton herself is also playing the game too.

Newsflash: in November, most of these people will think of every excuse under the sun to avoid voting. The reason why young people are underrepresented in politics is because a lot of them don't vote. For the life of me, I could not convince my friends to vote in the last election, because they supposedly didn't support any candidate

I'm all for getting people registered to vote, even if the two presidential candidates this years are literally worse than pig manure. But voting for your local representatives and Congressmen is just as, if not more, important than voting for president.

Guns are banned at the RNC. The irony is unreal.

Gemnist wrote:

At the rate things are going, someone is going to kill someone at the RNC, no exaggeration. And this isn't helped by the fact that people can carry HANDGUNS there and are banned from bringing TENNIS BALLS.

Guns are banned at the RNC. The irony is unreal.

Can someone please keep the snake woman AWAY from Pokemon GO?

Are we're going to see alot of petitions going around Hillary becomes president? I heard alot of negative reactions other than the media.

It's sad to see that neither candidate feels they can win without pandering to the stupid vote.

Newsflash: in November, most of these people will think of every excuse under the sun to avoid voting. The reason why young people are underrepresented in politics is because a lot of them don't vote. For the life of me, I could not convince my friends to vote in the last election, because they supposedly didn't support any candidate. The problem I have with that is, when pressed, it turns out that they haven't researched any candidates or their positions. Therefore, it's just an excuse to cover up their own lack of interest in politics and democracy. Sad.

Donald Trump is extremely hard to read. There's a side of him that appears unpredictable in front of the cameras, but as far as being "unscripted" goes, he at times seems to know exactly what he's doing. His campaign, with the exception of a few notable mishaps, has been methodical and well coordinated, decimating a Republican field of would-be nominees. I'm not one to let fear-mongering or attack ads influence my opinion of someone, which neither helps nor works against Trump. The problem with Trump is that there isn't a lot of substance in his campaign. Supposedly, he will build a giant wall, ban Muslims, and burn free-trade agreements... but Trump is supposed to be a business man and a "master negotiator," which means that I expect a lot more than catchy slogans and displays of demagoguery to sell me on any of these proposals.

Getting more young people registered is the first step to getting them involved in democracy.
It's not surprising that so many people in this thread are so cynical about the American political process to the point of giving up (and perhaps not voting at all), but it is disappointing. I can't stress enough how much your vote matters, even if you dislike the presidential candidates.

Regardless of political affiliations, there's literally nothing wrong with registering voters. Unless the voters are young and you don't think they'll vote for you, anyway. I honestly wonder if people will end up putting actual voting booths at Pokestops in November, if Pokemon Go is still a thing by then. Getting people to vote is 100% positive, even if the method is a little pandering.

There's no good justification for not voting