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* StalkerWithACrush: Abed acquires one. She's a [[BeyondTheImpossible Secret Service agent]]
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Parodied with Vicki, the only student entering the election who we've never seen or heard from before today. We learn ''absolutely nothing'' about her except for the fact that she's wearing a yellow shirt and once refused to lend Pierce a pencil.

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* RememberTheNewGuy: Parodied with Vicki, the only student entering the election who we've never seen or heard from before today.this episode. We learn ''absolutely nothing'' about her except for the fact that she's wearing a yellow shirt and once refused to lend Pierce a pencil.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Parodied with Vicki, the only student entering the election who we've never seen or heard from before today. We learn ''absolutely nothing'' about her except for the fact that she's wearing a yellow shirt and once refused to lend Pierce a pencil.
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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Annie promises "to make Greendale ''the'' signature community college of the entire western three-quarters of the Greendale area".
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* DarkHorseVictory: Out of 8 potential candidates, a write-in vote, SouthPark, ended up winning in the end.
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* ImprobableAge: Magnitude ([[RunningGag POP POP!]]) is apparently 16 years old while attending Greendale Community College.
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* ImprobableAge: Magnitude is apparently 16 years old while attending Greendale Community College.

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* ImprobableAge: Magnitude ([[RunningGag POP POP!]]) is apparently 16 years old while attending Greendale Community College.
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* ContinuityNod: This episode, like 2.07 before it, contains a couple FreezeFrameBonus hints at future plots. Intriguingly the sequel to the [[Recap/CommunityS1E23ModernWarfare Painball Episode]] will likely have [[spoiler: TheWestern]] as a theme.

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* ContinuityNod: This episode, like 2.07 before it, contains a couple FreezeFrameBonus hints at future plots. Intriguingly the sequel to the [[Recap/CommunityS1E23ModernWarfare Painball Paintball Episode]] will likely have [[spoiler: TheWestern]] as a theme.
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* ScandalGate: The title of Troy and Abed's show is Decision Gate.
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* ImprobableAge: Magnitude is apparently 16 years old while attending Greendale Community College.
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* {{Crawl}}: Troy and Abed's election coverage has a cable news style ticker on the bottom of the screen with items like "Human being mascot: Offensive to animals?" and "No paintball this spring claims dean."

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* {{Crawl}}: Troy and Abed's election coverage has a cable news style ticker on the bottom of the screen with items like "Human being mascot: Offensive to animals?" and "No paintball this spring claims dean.Dean."
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* {{Crawl}}: Troy and Abed's election coverage has a cable news style ticker on the bottom of the screen with items like "Human being mascot: Offensive to animals?" and "No paintball this spring claims dean."
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** Though somewhat subverted as even though Annie and Jeff take the election deathly serious, the rest of the school doesn't give a shit about it. The election ends up getting 17 votes total and [[spoiler: SouthPark (yes, the cartoon) ends up winning, causing Dean Pelton to just abolish student government again.]]

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** Though somewhat subverted as even though Annie and Jeff take the election deathly serious, the rest of the school doesn't give a shit about it. The election ends up getting 17 11 votes total and [[spoiler: SouthPark (yes, the cartoon) ends up winning, winning with 7 of those votes, causing Dean Pelton to just abolish student government again.]]
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** Though somewhat subverted as even though Annie and Jeff takes the election deathly serious, the rest of the school doesn't give a shit about it. The election ends up getting 17 votes total and [[spoiler: SouthPark (yes, the cartoon) ends up winning the election, causing Dean Pelton to just abolish student government again.]]

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** Though somewhat subverted as even though Annie and Jeff takes take the election deathly serious, the rest of the school doesn't give a shit about it. The election ends up getting 17 votes total and [[spoiler: SouthPark (yes, the cartoon) ends up winning the election, winning, causing Dean Pelton to just abolish student government again.]]
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** Though somewhat subverted as even though Annie and Jeff takes the election deathly serious, the rest of the school doesn't give a shit about it. The election ends up getting 17 votes total and [[spoiler: SouthPark (yes, the cartoon) ends up winning the election, causing Dean Pelton to just abolish student government again.]]
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* IRegretNothing: Used as Jeff's quote in his political profile.


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* [[ScrewThisIndexIHaveTropes Screw You]]: Used as Pierce's quote in his political profile.
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* TechnicolorEyes: Magnitude purportedly has ultraviolet eyes.

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* TechnicolorEyes: Magnitude ([[RunningGag POP POP!]]) purportedly has ultraviolet eyes.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The status of Prof. Slater is brought up

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The status of Prof. In the news ticker during Abed and Troy's political commentary, Professor Slater is brought upnoted as [[LampshadeHanging "still missing"]].
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* TechnicolorEyes: Magnitude purportedly has ultraviolet eyes.
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--> '''Vohlers''': I'm sorry you weren't a more obvious threat to the country.

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--> '''Vohlers''': You smell like nice soap. I have to go. I'm sorry you weren't a more obvious potential threat to the country.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: But only after you rewind; the agent that says "we've been made" after Abed makes his comment about the campus being watched was there at least since the dean walked in, wiping the same pane of glass over and over and over.
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* CreepyCrossdresser: The Dean is a little ''too'' insistent that he has no choice but to wear his 'sister's' (rather unflattering) Uncle Sam costume.

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* CreepyCrossdresser: The Dean is a little ''too'' insistent that he has no choice but to wear his 'sister's' (rather unflattering) ([[FanDisservice rather unflattering]]) Uncle Sam costume.
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* CassandraTruth:
--> '''Abed''': The Vice President is coming? That explains the people I've noticed covertly surveilling the campus this week. Must be Secret Service.\\
'''Jeff''': ''[Patronising]'' Oh, Abed. Will your reality ever come out on Blu-Ray so ''we'' can enjoy it?\\
'''Undercover Secret Service Agent''': ''[Unnoticed outside the room, sotto voce]'' We've been made.


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* CreepyCrossdresser: The Dean is a little ''too'' insistent that he has no choice but to wear his 'sister's' (rather unflattering) Uncle Sam costume.
-->'''Dean Pelton''': It's tailored for ladies, but what else could I do on such short notice?\\
'''Jeff''': Well, you could not dress up as Uncle Sam. Or admit you don't have a sister.
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* ContinuityNod: This episode, like 2.07 before it, contains a couple FreezeFrameBonus hints at future plots. Intriguingly the sequel to the [[Recap/CommunityS1E23ModernWarfare Painball Episode]] will likely have [[spoiler: TheWestern]] as a theme.


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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The status of Prof. Slater is brought up


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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Greendale's mascot may be offensive to animals.

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!!Provides examples of:

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!!Provides !The {{Community}} episode ''Intro To Political Science'' provides examples of:of:
* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: Both Annie and Jeff suffer this.
** Annie believes she is entitled to win and is willing to destroy a friendship.
** Jeff is unwilling to support a friend in order to prove he was right all along.
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* InvisiblePresident: Almost: the back of Vice President Biden's head [[hottip:*:Well, the back of an impersonator's head, but you know what we mean.]] is seen and voice is heard ("I had a dream that I was a regular president.") but that's it.
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'''Abed''': Where were you a week ago?

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'''Abed''': Where were you a week ago?ago?
* YouFailStatisticsForever:
--> '''Troy''': According to our polls, the campus is almost evenly divided. Now keep in mind, the margin of error on this thing is about 98%.\\
'''Abed''': Could be higher. We don't even know how to do margins of error. We talked to two people at a vending machine.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Pierce joins the student council election solely to bully and torment Vicki, a fellow candidate -- who refused to lend him a pencil. [[spoiler: This backfires on him when she eventually does 'lend' him one -- through his cheek.]]
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* IsThisThingStillOn: Pierce's attempt to psych out Vicki is unwittingly caught by the microphone, which is switched on. Pierce is not at all bothered by this.
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--> '''Secret Service Agent''': ''[After searching Abed's bag]'' He's clean. Although I could issue a warning for this bootleg of '"TheLastAirbender''.\\

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--> '''Secret Service Agent''': ''[After searching Abed's bag]'' He's clean. Although I could issue a warning for this bootleg of '"TheLastAirbender''.''TheLastAirbender''.\\

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