Hoppin’ Down The Campaign Trail
October 10th, 2006 by Chief NutThere’s certainly not a shortage of interesting campaigns this year. A couple come to mind …
Sandy Sullivan’s “I had sex with the Green Bay Packers” strategy may turn out to be slightly less effective than Christy Mihos’ “Head up their butts” ad. Both have created an uproar in their regions but only one really strikes directly at the sentiments and emotions of the constituents … unless, of course, you’re …. um, well, let’s not go there.
My prediction is that they’ll both fall short at the polls, but the Mihos ad scores BIG points in my book for being fearless. Of course it’ll offend people, but it’ll also be remembered for a long time for coming right out and saying what A LOT of people in the Boston area are thinking.
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