This one is going to be tough to beat… but I just believe that the ingenuity and incompetence of American politicians can give it a run for its money!
Ok, let's start with the copy.
Wow. Strong stuff. China people? China family? Cocaine Mitch? Ding-dong Ching-chong? Me so solly? Oh wait, he didn’t actually say that last one. Or the one before. Hard to tell where fact ends and fiction begins.
But here’s what really impresses me: that West Virginia Senate candidate Don Blankenship can even SPEAK after taking six Ambien right before the filming started. To call his performance wooden would be an insult to the siding on that green house.
As a free bit of advice to the Blankenship campaign. Don’t repeat your opponents talking points against you unless you are directly addressing them in detail. Prior to this ad, I wouldn’t have known that people thought that he was mentally ill. After watching it I see why they would come to that conclusion.
There is no man who walks through the door like Greg Knight. The only way he could improve is if he were swinging his arms WITH his legs (left foot forward/left arm forward; right foot forward/right arm forward).
This has to be one of the least effective campaign mailings I’ve ever received.
Yesterday I got something from Omar Navarro, who is running for the Republican slot to challenge House Representative Maxine Waters in CA-43.
I don’t live in CA-43. I’m in CA-33 (Ted Lieu’s district) about 2 miles from the boundary. You’d think the first rule of campaign spending is make sure the voters you target can actually vote for you.
I’m registered Non-partisan, so this wasn’t targeted by party, but seems more of a blanket mailer.
In a district that is 46% Latino, and went for both Obama and Clinton by over 78%, he proudly touts that he’s endorsed by Joe Arpaio. Exactly who is he trying to reach in this district? And is he going to find them?
Granted, in a D+29 district, a R is pretty much pissing into the wind. But it’s comical to see a candidate spend money in the least effective way possible.
Ted Lieu’s my rep too. And considering that the 33rd mostly hugs the coastline, it’s hard to swing a dead cat and not hit someone who lives within two miles of the boundary lines. Maybe Navarro should move to Rohrabacher’s district, the 48th. He might have a chance there.
Waters is a local(ish) fixture. She’s not going anywhere unless she wants to.
Eleni Kounalakis is running for Lieutenant Governor of California. Her entire campaign seems based around supporting immigrants against Trump. She doesn’t mention that her father is a multibillionaire. The thing is, I’m voting for her, because the other Democratic candidate is uninspiring. Both of them are former Ambassadors under Obama.
