Talk:The Candidate/@comment-27005189-20180303141144

So, we can all agree this episode was obviously inspired by the events of the 2016 election and subsequent events, right? I like this show and all, but the writers did not even try to be subtle. ...There's probably no way to put most of this under "Cultural References" without sparking controversy.
 * BananaJoe is a Trump supporter-conspiracy theorist-ignorant voter stereotype. The name of his source made the reference PAINFULLY blatant. I honestly cringed at that part.
 * The whole way the election worked was obviously a parody of how the real election, from a liberal's POV. The voters (i.e. the kids) are tired of a problem, so much that they reject a "highly-qualified female candidate" and instead vote for a "unqualified idiot candidate" who just promotes change without actually having any plans, and throws everything into chaos.
 * Tobias' attitude and him throwing money at things can really be a reference to most politicians and activists