If you like video, this campaign was really rich.
From viral videos to straight campaign ads, this year has rewritten the rules of the game in ways that will be studied for years to come.
Everybody has a favorite, and there's so much out there that nobody (except Jed) has seen it all, so I thought I'd start a thread and encourage Kossacks to share the videos that made a difference in 2008.
Here are my personal top ten favorites, in no particular order, and definitely forgetting some classic that one of you will remind me of soon:
Papakila's Top Ten Campaign Videos
- Goddamnit I love this thing. The Wassup guys of Bud Lite fame:
- A straight campaign ad, third party, which tested "most effective" among focus groups of potential voters. Sarah and the wolves:
- I have a crush on Sarah.......SILVERMAN!!!
- My favorite ad from Obama HQ:
- Humantainment gets a double, with "The Empire Strikes Barack!":
- ...and "Baracky":
- The sharp eye of our Jed and the "Wandering Eyes" of John McCain:
- This may go down as the best response ad evah. Kay Hagan's ad "Belief":
- In the category of unintentionally funny (hint: look at the mountains!), this epic fail from loser Bob Schaffer, the GOP candidate for the Senate in Colorado:
- The happiest campaign ad ever. From Obama HQ:
Those are some of my favorites. What are yours?
Update:
Thanks to everbody everybody who posted here. I heart Kossacks. Greatest folks in the world.