Tag Archives: Political Campaign Humor
This has to be one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard of a local newspaper doing. Apparently The Dominion Post, a newspaper published in Morgantown, West Virginia, decided to completely remove the images of three elected officials who appeared in a picture showing the governor signing a bill into law. The Dominion Post [...]
Here in the United States of America, we’re used to people getting passionate about political issues, often to the point that they argue and yell at each other. Politicians raise their voices and pump their fists during debates, and you can even hear the occasional curse word uttered in anger on the floor of the [...]
by Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith I know what you’re thinking: what does Darth Vader know about political campaigns, anyway? Most people don’t realize that I’ve done some dabbling in political campaign management, but there are actually a lot of less-than-glamorous projects I’ve had to take on as second-in-command of the Galactic Empire. I’ll [...]
Here’s an election day tradition that we should totally start observing here in the United States. According to an article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, local election winners in Kibungan, Benguet (wherever that is) sponsor a traditional feast meant to appease the gods and cleanse the evil left over from recent political campaigns. The farming-town [...]
Hat tip to Political Scrapbook for highlighting this over-the-top political campaign ad commercial from Dale Peterson, who is running for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in Alabama. This is the kind of election commercial that you will either absolutely love or absolutely hate depending upon your politics, but I guarantee it will make you chuckle [...]
I got a kick out of this amusing post from AppAdvice about a Polish presidential candidate who is using his new Apple iPad as a tool to help his political campaign. Did I say “tool?” Perhaps “prop” is a better word. Waldemar Pawlak apparently travels everywhere with his iPad, making sure that he is holding [...]
If you’re a new candidate running a local election campaign for office, you might be worried about making mistakes or getting laughed at for unintended funny gaffes. Well, don’t be. The occasional misspoken word, accident or screw-up is inevitable when you’re running for office, and you need to learn to take mistakes in stride. A [...]