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Rate This Campaign Video
Aug 3rd, 2007 | 5 responses
Is it a work of 21st century marketing genius or the ultimate trivialization of the race for the White House? YOU DECIDE.
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5 Responses to “Rate This Campaign Video”
I rate it as mildly clever. I liked the Richardson job interview ad better.
Obviously, Dodd has to attempt something to break him out of the 2-3% category. I rate it like Lynx, makes a point in a “kinda” clever way, but likely lost on the young Dem demographic……experience will play more importantly come the general election…..mark me down for that bet. So, clearly not so dumb as to criticize him the way the author does. What has the guy left to lose?………Dems are not responding to a guy that has just kept his nose to the grindstone for 20 some years, ala Richardson and Biden as well.
Well, indeed, it’s a gamble. I don’t see how showing some humor could hurt Dodd, so the only way he can go is up. In his position, he simply has to make bolder moves than the other candidates to stay in the game. He can’t afford to play it safe, he is out if he stays at the fringe.
Oh, for goodness sakes. Has anybody really been complaining about Chris Dodds’s hair? I have no doubt that he gives his hair a little help—probably a brightener—just as there’s no doubt in my mind that Hillary Clinton dyes her hair. So did Reagan. What’s the point?
“Has anybody really been complaining about Chris Dodds’s hair?”
No, and I guess, that’s his point. Edwards was in the news with his haircut, Clinton with her cleavage, and so, to show that he’s on an equal level with them,Dodd voluntarily makes his white hair a topic. You can see this also as a mild critizism on the shallowness of the media, if you like. It doesn’t matter as long as it’s funny, different from expectations, and may help getting people into talking about Dodd. He desperately needs much more buzz, because with his lousy 3% he won’t even make it to the primaries. People won’t support the campaign of a sure loser.