{"id":12366,"date":"2014-04-14T04:10:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T11:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=12366"},"modified":"2015-09-25T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:22:29","slug":"electile-dysfunction-john-boehners-tea-party-primary-challenger-goes-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=12366","title":{"rendered":"Electile Dysfunction? John Boehner’s Tea Party Primary Challenger Goes There"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Ohio Tea Party candidate seeking to oust Republican House Speaker John Boehner has released a Viagra-themed campaign ad (video below) that is actually pretty funny. J.D. Winteregg’s ad hits all the top Tea Party talking points. He’s anti-immigration, pro-gun and promises to defund ObamaCare and Planned Parenthood. And for some reason he also felt it necessary to declare his opposition golf.<\/p>\n

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Winteregg is just one of many Republican fringe candidates taking on establishment GOP figures like Boehner. He doesn’t have much chance of winning, but he can certainly be a major annoyance and, by reminding conservatives of all the things they hate about Boehner, he can contribute to Republican voters sitting out the election in November.<\/p>\n

The ad slams Boehner as having “Electile Dysfunction”<\/em> as a result of being in Washington, D.C. too long. It shows Boehner in videos being chummy with President Obama, a fatal flaw to the close-minded, Tea Party bigots who consider such fraternization to be akin to treason. And it charges Boehner with being spineless for having given in to liberals. Apparently shutting down the government for three weeks, supporting Darrell Issa’s McCarthyite inquisitions, and holding 50+ votes to cripple the Affordable Care Act is an expression of weakness in the eyes of Tea Party extremists.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the the best moment in the ad is when the announcer gets to the disclaimer and warns that…<\/p>\n

“If you have a Boehner lasting longer than 23 years, seek immediate medical attention.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With that Winteregg has distinguished himself as the only candidate with the guts to make a dick joke in his official campaign video. And while it may not help him to win the primary, it’s a pretty good bet that he’ll get an invitation to appear on Bill Maher’s show after he loses. It will also get him some attention from the press, which is surely the whole point of the ad. The problem being that it will likely get more play on MSNBC than on Fox News.<\/p>\n

And therein lies the flaw in Winteregg’s media strategy. It is not likely to appeal to the conservative media that he needs to rally voters. Consequently, the people most likely to vote for him may never see the ad. Democrats, on the other hand, will love the ad but will never vote for a far-right Tea Partier whose platform consists of nothing but negative attacks on Democratic policies and politicians.<\/p>\n

So with this ad Winteregg has demonstrated that he (or more likely his media advisers) has a sense of humor, but he has also revealed that he has no idea how to manage a successful campaign. Which, of course, is also good for Democrats as well as Speaker Boner…er…Boehner.<\/p>\n