October 10, 2008
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Candidate Analogies
A funny thread on Current.com.
Rise of the image fall of the word!
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This works so well because 1) Sarah Palin is a funny punchline to many jokes; but more importantly 2) the archetypes of the candidates are just so clear -- almost to the point of exaggeration.
I mean, in retrospect it's easier, but how would you have done this for Gore/Lieberman/Bush/Cheney in 2000? I'm not sure you could have.