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Ten years later, ‘Pokémon Go to the polls’ still haunts the internet

Publisher description: Hillary Clinton's 2016 political gaffe has become an irony-shrouded rallying cry for jaded young voters who still dare to hope for change.

TechCrunch | Nov 3, 2026 | Amanda Silberling

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Creating new apps,” she said. “I don’t know who created Pokémon Go, but I’m trying to figure out how we get them to have Pokémon Go to the polls.” Ten years later, it is once again Election Day in the United States. Now, most app developers aren’t even writing their own code anymore, thanks to AI, and Pokémon Go has been sold to a company wholly owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

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