As the seemingly endless U.S. election campaign draws to a close, it’s nice to know that at least some activists and backroom types have held on to their senses of humor.

Think how surprised I was to see this news clip land in my inbox:

Or to learn that voting McCain is kind of like the new drunk driving:

And finally, I never liked those Wassup guys, but even they don’t deserve this fate:

Seen any other funny political ads lately, for either side? Drop a link in the comments!

Activism + Politics
 

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Eva Holland

Eva Holland is a freelance writer, Senior Editor of World Hum and a longtime contributor to the Matador community. She lives in Canada’s Yukon Territory and blogs about Alaska and Yukon travel at Travelers North.

  • JULIANE

    hahaha nice finds eva! watch out for the angry old lady in that first ad, she means business! the wassup guys can get a little tiring but that last ad totally made me laugh :P

  • DHarbecke

    Good going, Future Eva. Thanks for dooming the country. No, I'm really mad at you. You are SO off my Christmas list.

  • aya

    Thanks for sharing these hilarious ads. I've certainly had more than my fill of angry, catty political ads this election season. These were refreshing!

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