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A cruel test of the old maxim “No publicity is bad publicity”
Posted by civil truth on February 7th, 2010
For those who haven’t seen this yet, the leading nominee of this year’s primary season for “over the top campaign video” – the infamous Demon Sheep ad.
Hard to get out of one’s brain once you’ve seen it. Though I wonder among other matters, if your target audience is fiscally conservative Republicans, does it really help your cause to portray your audience as sheep?
I don’t know how this will actually play out in the primary, but for Carly to actually make Babs appear sensible by comparison constitutes starting the general election with an own goal (should she manage to be the nominee).
Way to go, Carly. Pyrhhus would be proud.
Tom Campbell’s campaign came out with an obvious and unsubtle take-down which opened with
Carly Fiorina’s campaign is in full Mutton Meltdown mode, with an increasingly bizarre fixation on farm animals. She’s admitted missing a decade’s worth of opportunities to vote for budget reform, but instead of offering solutions, all she has for voters are dogs, cats and demon-sheep.
As for me, I’m supporting the other guy in the race who is the only actual conservative running, Chuck DeVore for Senate.
Thus in this political brawl between Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell – I’m “rooting for injuries”.
And Chuck did make a campaign promise that I trust he will keep, which you can find at the headquarters of the newly formed S.T.E.O.D.S.F.O.P.D., the Society for the Eradication of Demon Sheep from our Political Discourse:
You go, Chuck!
February 7th, 2010 at 10:28 am
I must admit, I laughed my butt off. The “demon-sheep” was weak. Very weak. And the dramatic turn of the head with glowing eyes, I just had to spit out my morning coffee. Unreal. I’d say they’ve jumped the shark over at Fiorina’s campaign.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Although I don’t believe for a moment she won’t try to get all the pork she can for CA, and that she won’t vote for tax increases of various types and sizes, I find it hard to believe anyone in their right (correct) mind would think Fiorina a social conservative. And quite frankly, if I had to vote between a fiscal conservative and a social conservative, the social would get my vote every time. Taxes you can fight. Erosion of morality, ethics and social behavior is much more insidious, almost like nailing jello to the wall.