One of the challenges for campaigns in US presidential races is to make their candidate look presidential, to get the electorate imagining the candidate standing behind the Great Seal of the United States. Of course, for some candidates that’s easier than others, and it’s fair to say Obama falls into that category. That said, it’s probably fair to say Team Obama have taken things a little too far with their latest branding exercise:
Oh, in case you’re wondering the the Latin Vero Possumus roughly translates as… wait to it… Yes We Can. Seriously, you couldn’t make it up.
[Hat Tip: Christian Schnee]
August 4th, 2008 at 6:20 am
As a firm Barack Obama supporter I feel this is looking for faults, a little more concerning is the McCain TV Commercials ran accusing Barack of not visiting US Troops in hospital without all the facts, unlike what John McCain claimed and said now it is clear her is going to play the campaign “Dirty”
August 4th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I see the latest research shows that Barack Obama’s 4 point lead has been reduced now to both candidates being level on 44 points.
It never amazes me how some Americans can be impressed by False claims in TV Commercial or but it brutal Lies!
Claims that this no hard hitting dirty campaign has been introduced by the shaved headed Steve Schmidt who takes no prisoners, lets hope that Our Conservative Party never had to lower themselves with such desperate tactics!
August 4th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Negative campaigning’s one of those funny things in politics I think. Nobody likes to admit they approve of it, but everyone loves how effective it is.
Still, Obama’s running one hell of a campaign.