Congressional candidate wannabe Tom Perriello is running against Virgil Goode in Virginia’s 5th District. The 5th district is near the heart of NASCAR land for Virginia. What does he do? Uses a race car prop in a commercial peeling corporate logos off the side of the car.
The message itself isn’t bad, but the execution is as stupid as it gets in trying to appeal to NASCAR fans. NASCAR fans are very loyal to the sponsors of their favorite drivers. I suspect when they watch this commercial they see this dufus ripping off Budweiser, Home Depot, Amp, or even Cousin Carl’s Office Depot.
This ad was obviously thought up by some out of touch with NASCAR Nation ad dork from Northern Virginia or even New York City.
Thanks Tom, for making Goode’s victory even bigger in November. Lesson 1 for wannabe’s – - know your audience.
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Maybe for his next trick Perriello will stand in front of a NASCAR race and rail against auto emissions and “global warming.”
This is truly a lame ad.