After allegedly threatening to file a law suit against neighbors for their chickens escaping the coop and trespassing on his vacation property, Bruce Braley's political career is haunted by the feathery creatures. The Americans for Prosperity launched an ad against Braley's campaign for Iowa senator. That 30 second ad became the basis for the groups' entire campaign, which now features trackers in chicken costumes, stress-ball rubber chickens, more ads, and even a website: braleyschicken.com. The chickens not only speak against Braley, saying he is "not neighborly" and simply "not Iowa," but also for tort reform, a standing of the other candidate. Braley and his party, of course, deny ever threatening such legal action, but the attacks have already left the ground in an amusing and affective campaign.
This article is not particularly important to politics, but it is certainly an amusing twist in politics that helps to break the monotony of regular negative campaigns. It seems that only in America would this really be the basis of such a serious campaign. For that reason, I'm glad to live in this country, where even our politics are entertaining just to keep our attention. I feel that this is somewhat of an evolution for campaigns, changing to fit the best shape for catching the public eye, even if it doesn't seem like the most professional approach.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2014/10/27/?entry=3711&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
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