**** Elections thread *****

[Jack Sawyer]

You think Pocahontas has a chance against Trump?

Who is Pocahontas?

Run a progressive democrat/bag of potato chips and he/she/it would destroy Trump.

Run an establishment democrat and you might as well handed Trump another 4 years.

[BananaStand]

Who is Pocahontas?

Really?

[OngBonga]

Really?

I haven't got a clue who it refers to. Maybe it's because I'm not American, and neither is Jack. We'd have to have an active interest in USA politics, rather than occasionally talk shit about it on a poker forum.

[BananaStand]

I haven't got a clue who it refers to. Maybe it's because I'm not American, and neither is Jack. We'd have to have an active interest in USA politics, rather than occasionally talk shit about it on a poker forum.

Well, you both seem to be pretty well informed when it comes to crass things that Donald Trump says. So I'm kinda surprised here.

Also, haven't you seen 'Night at the Museum'?

Pocahontas was a Native American guide who accompanied Lewis and Clark. Shit, if you don't know Pocahontas, you probably don't know Lewis and Clark either. Way way way way back in the day when American had just recently broken free of it's foul British oppressors, the plan was to expand west. Lewis and Clark were tasked with finding a river route across the continent. They interacted with many native tribes along the way. One of the more friendly ones loaned them Pocahontas as a guide and interpreter.

She's one of the most famous native american figures in american history. There was a Disney movie made about her. However it had absolutely nothing to do with Lewis and Clark. So the historical accuracy of that story is highly dubious. Nonetheless, Disney used Pocahontas because she's a recognizable character to Americans.

Anyway....once upon a time Elizabeth Warren made an outrageous claim that she's a minority because she has Native American (specifically Cherokee) ancestors. However, that was an erroneous belief she had based on some fairy tale her grandma told her when she was a kid. Or something like that. In any event, she's most clearly NOT of native american descent, and has yet to renounce that claim.

Trump turned it into a joke by mockingly referring to Warren as "Pocahontas"

[Jack Sawyer]

Well, you both seem to be pretty well informed when it comes to crass things that Donald Trump says. So I'm kinda surprised here.

Also, haven't you seen 'Night at the Museum'?

Pocahontas was a Native American guide who accompanied Lewis and Clark. Shit, if you don't know Pocahontas, you probably don't know Lewis and Clark either. Way way way way back in the day when American had just recently broken free of it's foul British oppressors, the plan was to expand west. Lewis and Clark were tasked with finding a river route across the continent. They interacted with many native tribes along the way. One of the more friendly ones loaned them Pocahontas as a guide and interpreter.

She's one of the most famous native american figures in american history. There was a Disney movie made about her. However it had absolutely nothing to do with Lewis and Clark. So the historical accuracy of that story is highly dubious. Nonetheless, Disney used Pocahontas because she's a recognizable character to Americans.

Anyway....once upon a time Elizabeth Warren made an outrageous claim that she's a minority because she has Native American (specifically Cherokee) ancestors. However, that was an erroneous belief she had based on some fairy tale her grandma told her when she was a kid. Or something like that. In any event, she's most clearly NOT of native american descent, and has yet to renounce that claim.

Trump turned it into a joke by mockingly referring to Warren as "Pocahontas"

To clarify, I know who the historical Pocahontas was, I just didn't know who you were referring to as her


And it had to be another Trump inside giggle


And yeah, Elizabeth Warren would fucking destroy Trump. The only actual candidate who would narrowly lose to Trump was Hillary. Guess what happened

[BananaStand]

And yeah, Elizabeth Warren would fucking destroy Trump. The only actual candidate who would narrowly lose to Trump was Hillary. Guess what happened

Oh man, you've got it so backwards.

There's no way that an angrier, less experienced, version of Hillary would get MORE votes than actual Hillary.

[wufwugy]

Oh man, you've got it so backwards.

There's no way that an angrier, less experienced, version of Hillary would get MORE votes than actual Hillary.

I'm gonna disagree on this. Pocahontas has real appeal to people who eschew economics, and there are a lot of those. Crooked did not have that appeal in a strong way. Pocahontas would galvanize the Democrat base. I was saying years ago that Crooked would lose the general because she inspires nobody. Pocahontas inspires.