The best and the worst midterm campaign videos

With the US midterm elections coming up, it's time to reflect on all of the weird and wonderful content that's come from candidate's encouraging people to back their corner.

The midterm elections are set to take place on 8 November 2022.

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[JustCyril]

As an English person who has never been to the USA, this video entirely sums up how I see America.

[nurunuru]

I mistakenly thought "best" and "worst" were going to be separate categories.

[puppykitty]

it'd be easier for me to believe these were SNL sketches

[eatpraybrightboquet]

I lost it when she said: I believe in Jesus, Guns and Babies 😂

[drifter]

You can accuse the GOP of a lot of things, but you can't accuse them of not being creative. The KKK and the desert gunfight videos were hilarious

[Sara]

Imagine having "angry democrat in Klan hood" as part of your acting resume.

[TheBubbRubb]

The clan hoods one was pretty epic not gonna lie 😂

[youneedcorn]

"I believe in Jesus, guns, and babies" is my new catchphrase

[dguopdr]

"No step too high for a high stepper" had me creasing. Too funny.

[williamzhang]

I love how all of these people are all unmistakably GOP candidates.

[NewDealChief]

I love the first one tbh. It's just an old woman running for office and trying to connect to voters. Genuinely wholesome ad right there.

[deutschermichel]

Wow, as a European I didnʼt know the Americans have such dope trailers

[nicelol]

i don’t believe america is a real country with real people

[joshwhitaker]

If you're wondering

Linda Paulson: Lost to incumbent Karen Mayne, gathered 42% of the vote and lost by over 3000 votes.
JD Vance: Won the Republican primary with 32% of the vote, defeated Tim Ryan with 53% of the vote, currently serving as the Junior Senator for Ohio.
Kandiss Taylor: Came in 3rd of the Georgia Gubernatorial Republican Primary with only 3% of the vote, never conceded and claimed the election was rigged.
Blake Masters: Won the Republican Primary for US Senate for Arizona, beating Jim Lamon, lost in the General Election to Incumbent Mark Kelly.
Jerone Davison: Lost the Republican Primary for Arizona's 4th Congressional District.
Jim Lamon: Placed 3rd in the Republican Primary for US Senate, lost to eventual Primary winner Blake Masters
Kay Ivey: Won her reelection campaign for Alabama Governor with 67.4% of the vote, has been in the role since 2017.

[UncleTravelingMac]

I like how the video stringed togther a bunch of videos that could be seen as "best" and "worst" and allowed the viewer to decide for themselves which ones fit into each category. There was definately some cringe, but also some creativity.

[theLonelyLemnn]

Never change America, always giving the rest of the world a Good laugh 😂

[rajgandhi]

If I wasn't American, I would totally understand why everyone is scared of us.

[realMoistNugget]

That western shootout one was crazy. I wish the politicians in my area put that much effort and production-value into their ads, even if I disagree with them politically!

[diegovasquez]

Citizens United vs FEC was both a blessing and a curse. It made corruption in Washington a whole lot worse, but it also gave us these simply magnificent gems of cinema.

[A_duck_in_politics]

Remember that one of those guys might even become vice president now