# Caitlyn Jenner for Senate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 18, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601 "2017-07-18T21:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/1 "2017-07-18T21:11:32Z")
> **[Caitlyn Jenner joins celebs mulling run for U.S. political office](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-caitlynjenner-idUSKBN1A21QR)** > > Caitlyn Jenner has joined the list of celebrities who are considering running for political office in the United States following the election of former reality television star Donald Trump as president. She might run. Is America ready for a gold medal winner in the Senate? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/2 "2017-07-18T21:17:17Z")
Initially I thought “Where’s she from? California? OK, they might possibly be ready for a transgender Senator”. Then I read that, if she runs, she will do so _as a Republican._ Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/3 "2017-07-18T21:26:24Z")
California has to be smarter than that. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/4 "2017-07-18T21:44:18Z")
Might win if she ran in Kansas, Idaho, Wyoming or other very red states. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/5 "2017-07-18T22:03:22Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > Initially I thought “Where’s she from? California? OK, they might possibly be ready for a transgender Senator”. Then I read that, if she runs, she will do so _as a Republican._ Good luck with that. Exactly. Arnold won the governorship, but he had cross-party appeal. CJ is not Arnold, so not a chance of winning. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/6 "2017-07-18T22:06:43Z")
Never mind that, if she got to the Senate, where would she pee? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/7 "2017-07-18T22:51:53Z")
She should just GO AWAY. That entire family is just a bunch of attention whores. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/8 "2017-07-19T00:29:53Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-caitlynjenner-idUSKBN1A21QR](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-caitlynjenner-idUSKBN1A21QR) > > She might run. Is America ready for a gold medal winner in the Senate? 🙂 Ehh. [We already had one.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bradley) ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/9 "2017-07-19T00:30:45Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Never mind that, if she got to the Senate, where would she pee? They will relabel the restrooms to Republican and Democrat and force her to use the latter… ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/10 "2017-07-19T01:44:47Z")
Oh HELL no. ---
**Author:** ![Pippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/11 "2017-07-19T02:13:27Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > She should just GO AWAY. That entire family is just a bunch of attention whores. Agree 100%. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/12 "2017-07-19T02:19:22Z")
Possibly dumb question: would it be schaudenfreud-ishly interesting if she ran, because the majority of her political views align with the views usually held by people who are utterly scandalized by the idea of transgender people? Would those of us from a different part of the political spectrum be able to enjoy watching people squirm as they were forced to come to grips with the fact that CJ was saying what they believed in, except for that one thing…? . ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/13 "2017-07-19T02:22:05Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > Initially I thought “Where’s she from? California? OK, they might possibly be ready for a transgender Senator”. Then I read that, if she runs, she will do so _as a Republican._ Good luck with that. > [@CairoCarol](#): > > Possibly dumb question: would it be schaudenfreud-ishly interesting if she ran, because the majority of her political views align with the views usually held by people who are utterly scandalized by the idea of transgender people? Would those of us from a different part of the political spectrum be able to enjoy watching people squirm as they were forced to come to grips with the fact that CJ was saying what they believed in, except for that one thing…? > . Log Cabin Republicans come to mind here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/14 "2017-07-19T03:24:46Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > She should just GO AWAY. That entire family is just a bunch of attention whores. What makes you say that? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/15 "2017-07-19T03:26:20Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What makes you say that? Are you blissfully unaware of the Kardashians? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/16 "2017-07-19T03:29:08Z")
I had been blissfully unaware that Jenner was related to them. Ignorance fought, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/17 "2017-07-19T03:30:59Z")
> [@Thing\_Fish](#): > > I had been blissfully unaware that Jenner was related to them. Ignorance fought, I guess. He was married to Kris Kardashian (the mother) and was on their show for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/18 "2017-07-19T12:53:38Z")
She has no business running for public office because she is, in my opinion, unqualified and probably needs to work through a few more of her personal issues first. She wants public office? Start with “dog-catcher” and work her way up the ladder so she has actual experience and qualifications. Also, unfortunately, she’d be seen as the face of the transgender folks and I just don’t think she’s a representative example of that category. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/19 "2017-07-19T13:00:08Z")
Most Democrats would find her politics unacceptable, and most Republicans would find her identity unacceptable. Who, exactly, would be voting for her? Even in California, you can find plenty of Republicans who’d beat her in a primary. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/20 "2017-07-19T20:16:31Z")
It would never work - Jenner would switch parties in mid-race. Or set up a new party - the Anti-Trump party. Our motto: “Let’s see you grab THIS by the pussy!” Regards, Shodan [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601.md?page=2)