Utah Democrats released a video Monday that parodies three Jon Huntsman Jr. advertisements.
Over the past week Huntsman has released a series of ads showing a stand-in rider wearing Huntsman's motocross gear riding through the Utah desert. Each video's title refers to how much time is left until Huntsman formally announces his presidential candidacy Tuesday in New Jersey: "6 Days," "4 Days" and "Tomorrow."
The Democrats' faux Huntsman advertisement is titled "In 1 Day" and focuses on several issue positions Utah's former governor is allegedly "running away" from.
"It's clear that Jon Huntsman is running — running away from his record as governor of Utah," a Monday press release from the Utah Democratic Party states. "As governor of Utah he supported cap and trade, President Obama's Recovery Act, a health care individual mandate and later expressed support for the president's Affordable Care Act. And as a candidate Huntsman is running away from all those positions, desperately trying to reinvent himself and cater to the right wing of the Republican Party."
Politico columnist Maggie Haberman noted the Huntsman video parody in a blog entry.
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It was bound to happen.
1) Your opposing political party will almost ALWAYS make parodies of your ads.
My example?
The 'Hope' posters for Obama.
2) Rachel Maddow reported that the same group who did the 'I'm you' ads for More..
Democrats locally have taken a bad queue from the Democrats nationally and focusses on attacking and mocking their opponents, and what their opponents stand for. What they haven't seemed to grasp, is that in mocking their opponents, the Democrats More..
"and focusses on attacking and mocking their opponents, and what their opponents stand for."
And what is it the Huntsman "stands for"? Pretty sure thats the very essence of the parody ad.