Someone who came to 4chan's /pol/ for explicitly political reasons, most likely during the 2016 or 2020 U.S. presidential election. Despite the fact that /pol/ was designed as a containment board, the election tourist will inevitably venture outside /pol/ and try to bring up political affairs on boards and threads that have nothing to do with politics. One of the single biggest factors in the decline of 4chan over the past 6-8 years.
This is a thread about Dragon Ball Z, why are you talking about Trump and Israel, you fucking election tourist?
by Ant96 February 12, 2022
One that is preparing for a political discourse in response to any event. Mostly used by struggling celebrities
Person 1: "You heard what any high profile person said about Trump?"
Person 2: "He/She's just a election tourist. Wants to get more attention on her making it seem like she's on the good side."
Person 2: "He/She's just a election tourist. Wants to get more attention on her making it seem like she's on the good side."
by Zeproduct May 28, 2020