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John: ignore the 2016 US presidential campaign until 100 days before Indiana's May 3 primary, then start caring (2015)

promise · status: open (updates through 2016, not reported done) · last event: progress update (2016-01-19) · owner: John

In August 2015 John pledged to ignore the US presidential campaign until 100 days before Indiana's 3 May 2016 primary. In January 2016 he said he was still not paying attention, with a few days left.

Told alongside: 2016 US presidential election

About: United States presidential election, Indiana, Donald Trump

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2015-08-11 (said on 2015-08-10, implied) promised John pledges to start caring about the US presidential election 100 days before Indiana's May 3 primary, and to think about Donald Trump for the first time if he is still a candidate on January 23, 2016; until then he will remain blissfully ignorant. 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns 00:03:03
2016-01-19 progress update Asked whom he will vote for, John says he is still not paying attention to the presidential election until 100 days before Indiana's primary, leaving him a few more blessed days. The Looking for Alaska Movie, Davos, and Hufflepuff Shade: It's Question Tuesday 00:01:02

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