Tudor Dixon, the Republican candidate running against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in Michigan, shared a new campaign video on Monday to both her Twitter and Facebook accounts. But based on the publicโs reaction, the spot made by a county GOP chapter is not likely to win any awards:
These great folks know exactly what @gretchenwhitmer has done to all of us. Thanks to the Gratiot County GOP for this video! pic.twitter.com/GbgvnftPfY
— Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) October 3, 2022
Although Dixon was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, the latest FiveThirtyEight average has her running nearly a dozen points behind Whitmer.
The new video may not help.
Longtime GOP strategist Rick Wilson tweeted this in response โ complete with an unintended pun:
Wait.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 3, 2022
Hold on.
Someone PAID for this?
And you sharted it? https://t.co/eNSz7RFOGA
The typo caused โshartedโ to trend on Twitter and prompted this followup from Wilson:
Excuse me, I meant "shared" but "sharted" also works.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 3, 2022
Others also piled on:
My nominee for Worst TV Ad of the 2022 Campaign (even given loads of competition). https://t.co/j62J5fBcJe
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) October 3, 2022
This has got to be the worst political TV ad I've ever seen! ๐๐๐ https://t.co/7Zi7OexwoN
— Diane Bernaerts ๐ง๐ช๐บ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ (@DianeBernaerts) October 3, 2022
This guy breaking the fourth wall makes it art. https://t.co/JEbs6BTcLl pic.twitter.com/rpZx8arwjw
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 4, 2022
My new answer for everything:
— Rex Chapman๐๐ผ (@RexChapman) October 3, 2022
โGraham died alone.โ pic.twitter.com/BSU8ljdfTW
Omg! Worst political ad ever! ๐ lmao! https://t.co/MJ4ch9do3d
— Teri Robins (@TeriRobins2) October 3, 2022
Skeeter turns to camera..
— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) October 3, 2022
โGramโ died alone..โ
I can fucking Not ๐๐คฃ๐ https://t.co/gGmFCPh38G
I was ambivalent about the Kids in the Hall reboot, but it turns out it's pretty funny.
— David Fisman (@DFisman) October 4, 2022
h/t @emranski https://t.co/NRRo5ZZvUs
Oh, Gratiot County Republicans. Oh, no. Oh, lord. I've watched this train wreck so many times & laughed each & every time. ๐คฃ https://t.co/s07v5RBloz
— โSuezโ (@Suezm1) October 4, 2022
Wow. That's so awful acting. ๐คฃ And wtf are they wearing? They look like prison Mike. https://t.co/tUL6xQK9ro pic.twitter.com/lXnLrRfFFO
— The Radical Proletariat ๐ (@TheRadicalProle) October 4, 2022
Gram died alone.
— Penguin McGhoul (@PenguinMcCool) October 3, 2022
Worth watching just for this shot. pic.twitter.com/BbNdrws3a3
Iโve watched a lot of political campaign videos. A lot. This has to be the worst one Iโve ever seen. https://t.co/e8H7KtL0NB
— Ed (@EdbrohamLincoln) October 3, 2022
How is this real and not a parody? I am so confused. https://t.co/uMSavGT36C
— ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ (@JoelKatz) October 4, 2022
This is hilariously bad. And sadly hilarious that Tudor Dixon thinks she should tweet it out. https://t.co/ML33kBner7
— Michael J. Stern (@MichaelJStern1) October 3, 2022
This Roseanne sequel sucks.
— Devin Nunesโ cow ๐ฎ (@DevinCow) October 3, 2022
(OMG THEY LET ME EDIT!) so Iโm saying hi @TomArnold https://t.co/jHlXOiqM6K
This is parody, right?
— Way2Broke2Retire (@Broke2Way2) October 3, 2022
I mean it HAS to be parody.
Wait.
Really?
These people are, IDK, real?
Oh.
My.
God.
Man oh man. There's bad political ads, and then there's whatever this is. I haven't laughed at an ad this much in years. https://t.co/qgXsD1Phuz
— Jake is Writing (allegedly) (@callmejakeaight) October 3, 2022
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