Vote for the Sheep!

Wednesday, 3rd February 2010

It's not the Coroner's race in New Orleans, but this GOP ad in California is still pretty special. In the race for the GOP Senate nomination it seems that the problem is, as Jon Chait points out, that Tom Campbell isn't a sheep. And that's bad. Very baaaad. (Sorry.)

Among his crimes? Thinking that California's fiscal predicament might be alleviated, just a little, by increasing taxes on gasoline. The whole thing has a mesmerising quality that is quite splendid and well worth your time. We need this sort of political advertising in Britain...

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James Strong

February 4th, 2010 3:06am Report this comment

We do not need more of this type of political advertising in Britain.
This ad is almost wholly negative.
It appeals in a modern-TV superficial way to people to lazy to think.
It makes no mention of any rival candidate's name or policies; until we see who paid for it we cannot guess who it supports.
I guess it supports Carly.
Who she?

Come on Carly, you can't grow a pair but you can grow a spine. Tell us your name, and tell us YOUR policies.

Why should YOU get the senate nomination?
Other than wanting it for yourself.

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