Hotline on Call has come up with their choices for the 10 best and 10 worst campaign ads of 2010. Here are the ads that I thought were the most memorable, starting with Carly Fiorina’s “Demon Sheep” ad up above that she ran against Tom Campbell in the California GOP primary.
Next, Jerry Brown shows how Meg Whitman wasted $140 million on a losing campaign:
This ad by Democrat Joe Manchin shows what a liability Barack Obama was to Democrats on the campaign trail:
More after the jump:
This had to be the most parodied ad of the year:
This controversial ad by Jack Conway was almost as weird as the candidate it’s about:
Two of the most memorable ads involve someone who wasn’t even a candidate, at least not in 2010.
The first created a unique brand identity:
The second, a response by Emily’s List that was dubbed the “Ewok Ad” was so bad it was embarrassing:
What campaign ads do you remember most from this past year?
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The Confluence 
Mostly I just got the ads from the congressional race in my district. They were stunningly stupid and boring. So it was a yawn fest here in the VA fighting 5th. How come other areas get all the fun. Well, it should be more interesting in 2 years.
Obama speech to lay out moral, philosophical justification for pardoning Thanksgiving turkey.
http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-outlines-moral-philosophical-justifications,18509/
Turkey? Turkey?!
Damn, the bird is an I—-ic terraist! They’re taking over, I tell you! The grocery store was full of them this morning!
Fry him!
The Emily’s List ad…has left me speechless.
Mark was already on one of the Dark Sides. I read some of his other columns. He’s a loyal drone of the Oborg Collective.
Best campaign ad of 2008:
Excellent. I never saw it.
That was a good ad. This one on the other hand is a head shaker …
All that jabbering makes me want to scream: STFU.
When he pulled out the rifle, I laughed. Hard to tell who he wanted to threaten with it. Angry ad and one of the worst.
Somebody has watched too many John Wayne movies.
I think that’s what the ad wanted to recall, John Wayne. Americans like JW, but I think he was a very bad actor.
Poll: Obama’s looking weak for re-election in 2012
Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/23/104202/poll-obamas-looking-weak-for-re.html?storylink=MI_emailed#ixzz16FNdQuyv
OMG, we left out the rent is too damn high guy. He’s my pick.
No link at the moment, but I don’t think Tom Delay will be on DWTS again soon.
Austin American Statesman
New post up on the topic
Oh look. It’s Bob the Builder: The Perfect Storm That Could Elect Sarah Palin
As if the current presidency is not excruciating.
Reich has a decent article, but he doesn’t put any blame for our problems on the top 1%. I didn’t know that was a right wing narrative.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/sarah-palins-presidential_1_b_788283.html
Everyone laughed when Ronnie Raygun wanted to run for president.