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1. www.gamespot.com › articles › the-story-behind-aceThe Story Behind Ace Watkins, Gamer President - GameSpot

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   Aug 10, 2020 · As political satire took off in the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, the Twitter account of one "Ace Watkins" claimed to be a candidate for gamers--a joke that's found its audience...

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2. www.newsweek.com › who-ace-watkins-2020-gamerWho Is Ace Watkins? 2020 Candidate Hopes to Be America's ...

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   In a crowded 2020 field Ace Watkins has made history as the first Gamer candidate to seek the presidency. He has announced bold reforms and promised representation for one of America's most...

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   Is 'Ace Watkins' a candidate for gamers?

   • As political satire took off in the run-up to the 2020 US presidential election, the Twitter account of one "Ace Watkins" claimed to be a candidate for gamers--a joke that's found its audience. Every four years, Americans head to the voting booth to cast their ballots for the next President of the United States.

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   Who is Ace Watkins?

   • As the Ace Watkins for President campaign began to grow, so did the team. Despite starting out as a main character and team of writers, the brains behind Watkins began to add new characters, like a campaign manager, campaign strategist, communications director, and head of security.

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   Who plays Ace Watkins on 'hard drive'?

   • Jamesson was friends with Hard Drive editor Kevin Flynn and caught the eye of the rest of the team. As soon as everyone saw some of Jamesson's YouTube videos, he quickly became the "obvious choice" to play the role of Ace Watkins. I'm glad that Ace is providing another, more inclusive, path for gamers looking for a place to fit in."

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   Is Ace Watkins a political satire?

   • A big part of the Ace Watkins joke is mixing a gamer identity with the more serious world of politics, but the character's political satire often reflects a deeper commentary on real issues. Kaplowitz attributes a lot of the success of Ace Watkins to Jamesson, who Kaplowitz said is always incredibly prepared when appearing publicly as Ace.

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4. knowyourmeme.com › memes › gamer-presidentGamer President Ace Watkins | Know Your Meme

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   Gamer President refers to a parody character named Ace Watkins created by the satirical news outlet Hard Drive and portrayed by YouTube comedian Phil Jamesson. The character is presented as a gamer running for 2020 United States presidential election, with jokes usually referencing various video games and their mechanics and the stereotypical gamer...

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   On July 8th, 2019, satirical news outlet Hard Drive created the Twitter account @GamerPres2020 (later changed to @GamerPres20XX) for a parody character Ace Watkins, portrayed by YouTube comedian Phil Jamesson, presented as "The only Gamer running for President of the United States." On the same day, Watkins' presidential campaign announcement video...

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   In the following month, over 250 posts were made by Ace Watkins' Twitter account, with multiple tweets exceeding 10,000 likes count (examples shown below). On July 16th and 28th, Hard Drive published articles "Opinion: All TwitchStreamers Deserve a Minimum Viewership" and "You Cannot Have a Sex Scandal If You Have Never Had Sex" with Ace Watkins cr...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchGamer President Campaign Announcement - YouTube

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   43K views 4 years ago. Ace Watkins is the only Gamer running for President of the United States in 2020. Where we dropping, boys? Into a better future for America. Follow at twitter.com ...

   • Date: Jul 8, 2019
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7. www.youtube.com › watchThe Ace Watkins Presidential Hour - YouTube

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   Ace Watkins is the only Gamer running for President of the United States and now he's the only Gamer presidential candidate with a podcast. Join Ace and his ...

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8. www.youtube.com › watchAce Watkins for Gamer President - PAX East 2020 - YouTube

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   Ace Watkins is the only Gamer running for President of the United States. Join Ace and his team as he goes through what’s been going on with his campaign, un...

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10. www.dailydot.com › layer8 › meet-ace-watkins-theAce Watkins Wants to Be the First Gamer Candidate - The Daily Dot

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    Jul 13, 2019 · Meet Ace Watkins, the first ‘gamer candidate’. He already has thousands of followers on Twitter. Brenden Gallagher. Layer 8. Posted on Jul 13, 2019 Updated on May 20, 2021, 8:48 am CDT. There...