User blog comment:Mattalamode/A Second Opinion: The Candidate/@comment-26293628-20180306062722

As much as I love "The Candidate" (right next to "The Faith" and "The Cringe"), I appreciate how you identified the pros and cons of the use of comedic satire in Gumball, whether if it involves politics or not. I can also agree with PhoenixKenny's point of why Gumball is a cartoon based on a childrens' cartoon channel and why using too much political satire, even during its current politcal climate, would pretty much make the show look like something that is going on with the modern episodes of The Simpsons on its episodes regarding politics, similar to other adult cartoons such as Family Guy and South Park. (Heck, even MAD had some political satire back then before Gumball first aired) Good review, though!