Tomorrow is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and in case you did not already know, that means it is election day in America! Our two leading presidential candidates are Kamala Harris, running on the Democratic ticket, and Donald Trump, running as the Republican nominee. This blog post is only intended in fun and to let you know where both candidates stand on one issue – pickleball!
The good news is that you cannot go wrong either way with whichever candidate you vote for if you are a single-issue voter and your one issue happens to be pickleball, because they both support it!
Trump recently installed four permanent, dedicated pickleball courts at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, for example. He did also want to build some pickleball courts at his Doonbeg Resort in Ireland, but construction has been delayed due to concerns over its potential impact on some protected snails.
In addition, Trump and his campaign have created a custom line of pickleball paddles and other gear for supporter-players across the country. In fact, you can buy a Trump Pickleball Set featuring two paddles with the name “TRUMP” written on them, along with a case and two balls here.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party and the Harris-Walz campaign have hosted several pop-up pickleball events over the last few months in various cities to also attract pickleball enthusiast-voters. In addition, Amazon is selling a “Pickleballers for Kamala” hoodie and T-Shirt.
Depending who wins the election, these pickleball items could make great Christmas gifts for someone on your holiday list!
No matter which candidate you are supporting in tomorrow’s election, please be sure to vote!
Happy pickling!
