# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/41 "2017-07-29T06:07:10Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Jumped Up Jesus In A Sidecar. That’s like saying, “I never heard of New York City, I never heard of Gone With the Wind. What’s this global warming thing I keep hearing about?” I imagine the reception in that cave you live in must be quite poor, but really!! Kind of hilarious as far as ignorance goes. That’s kind of unfair to **Thing Fish**. I knew that she was somehow connected to the Kardasians but that’s the extent of my knowledge. I’m vaguely aware that the Kardasians are known for some sort of reality show that may or may not still be in production. Not everyone follows every bit of trashy pop culture. The comparison to actually important things like global warming is silly. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/42 "2017-07-29T06:28:55Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > That’s kind of unfair to **Thing Fish**. > > I knew that she was somehow connected to the Kardasians but that’s the extent of my knowledge. > > I’m vaguely aware that the Kardasians are known for some sort of reality show that may or may not still be in production. > > Not everyone follows every bit of trashy pop culture. > > The comparison to actually important things like global warming is silly. Rereading my post I realize that it could be taken to mean that I believe that the issues surrounding Jenner are all “trashy pop culture” issues. That’s not the case. I was speaking strictly about her relationship with the Kardashians. I am very much aware of the political and _important_ cultural issues she represents and that she’s a poor representative for those causes. ---
**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 29, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/43 "2017-07-29T12:53:18Z")
a lot of people “blame” OJ for the Kardashians getting famous since the father was a lawyer for OJ. They probably would have been on TV anyway due to connection to Paris Hilton and other celebs. And Caitlyn (then Bruce) was still well known from 76 olympics gold medal in decathalon. ---
**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 29, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/44 "2017-07-29T13:03:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Bijou Drains** : > > lots of celebs have run for office and won . For example a B list actor named Reagan did pretty well. > > Not to mention : > > Arnold S > Jesse Ventura > Al Franken > > and so on Sure, the fact that she’s a celebrity isn’t a strike against her, and celebrities running for and winning office is especially nothing new in California. The strike against her is that she’s personally repulsive, and politically repulsive to a majority of members of both parties. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/45 "2017-07-29T14:17:23Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > a lot of people “blame” OJ for the Kardashians getting famous since the father was a lawyer for OJ. They probably would have been on TV anyway due to connection to Paris Hilton and other celebs. And Caitlyn (then Bruce) was still well known from 76 olympics gold medal in decathalon. Jenner I was aware of even when she was Bruce, because of the Olympics, but her personal life was not something that interested me. I wasn’t aware that the OJ lawyer Kardashian was related to the currently popular Kardashian family. My point was that it’s silly to criticize someone for not following all of the details of this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/46 "2017-07-29T15:46:11Z")
Won’t Trump be surprised when he grabs her crotch. ---
**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 29, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/47 "2017-07-29T16:10:56Z")
when the OJ verdict was announced look at Robert Kardashian’s face. By the look he was expecting guilty. ---
**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 29, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601/48 "2017-07-29T16:27:30Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Won’t Trump be surprised when he grabs her crotch. Yeah, I was wondering when this was going to degenerate into a discussion of crotch-equipment… I don’t know what Jenner is currently sporting and neither do you, maybe you could cool it with this sort of comment which even some of us cisgender folks are tired of and find offensive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlyn-jenner-for-senate/791601.md?page=2)