'Worst Political Ad Ever!': Video For GOP Candidate Goes Viral For Wrong Reason

The spot is so bad that many thought it was a parody.

Overnight Editor, HuffPost

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 public’s 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 ― complete with an unintended pun:

Wait.

Hold on.

Someone PAID for this?

And you sharted it? https://t.co/eNSz7RFOGA
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 3, 2022

The typo caused “sharted” 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! 😂😂😂 https://t.co/7Zi7OexwoN
— Diane Bernaerts 🇧🇪🇺🇦 🌊🌊🌊 (@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:

“Graham died alone.” pic.twitter.com/BSU8ljdfTW
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 3, 2022

Omg! Worst political ad ever! 😑 lmao! https://t.co/MJ4ch9do3d
— Teri Robins (@TeriRobins2) October 3, 2022

Skeeter turns to camera..
“Gram’ died alone..”

I can fucking Not 😂🤣😂 https://t.co/gGmFCPh38G
— Hal Sparks (@HalSparks) October 3, 2022

I was ambivalent about the Kids in the Hall reboot, but it turns out it's pretty funny.

h/t @emranski https://t.co/NRRo5ZZvUs
— David Fisman (@DFisman) October 4, 2022

Oh, Gratiot County Republicans. Oh, no. Oh, lord. I've watched this train wreck so many times & laughed each & every time. 🤣 https://t.co/s07v5RBloz
— ❄Suez❄ (@Suezm1) October 4, 2022

Wow. That's so awful acting. 🤣 And wtf are they wearing? They look like prison Mike. https://t.co/tUL6xQK9ro pic.twitter.com/lXnLrRfFFO
— The Radical Proletariat 💙 (@TheRadicalProle) October 4, 2022

Gram died alone.

Worth watching just for this shot. pic.twitter.com/BbNdrws3a3
— Penguin McGhoul (@PenguinMcCool) October 3, 2022

I’ve watched a lot of political campaign videos. A lot. This has to be the worst one I’ve 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
— 𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚣 (@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.

(OMG THEY LET ME EDIT!) so I’m saying hi @TomArnold https://t.co/jHlXOiqM6K
— Devin Nunes’ cow 🐮 (@DevinCow) October 3, 2022

This is parody, right?
I mean it HAS to be parody.
Wait.
Really?
These people are, IDK, real?
Oh.
My.
God.
— Way2Broke2Retire (@Broke2Way2) October 3, 2022

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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