DNC Survivor Ad Mocks Republicans As Hapless Castaways

Taking advantage of the latest internal squabbling and insecurity of the GOP, the Democratic National Committee put out a new web ad Tuesday evening comparing the lot of prospective leaders in the Republican Party to a theoretical cast of the hit show Survivor.

Entitled "Survivor: GOP," the clip makes its point in images rather than words.

Starting with a worried quote about the state of the party from Sen. Olympia Snowe (the "Last of the Moderates," to continue with the tribal theme), the ad goes through 16 Republican tribe members vying "for the heart and soul of the GOP."

Mitt Romney, John Boehner, Sarah Palin, Karl Rove, Mark Sanford, Jeb Bush, John McCain, Bobby Jindal, John Cornyn, Mike Huckabee, Dick Cheney, Mitch McConnell, Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich, and Rush Limbaugh all make brief cameos.

Replete with a mock Survivor emblem -- "Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. Survivor: GOP Edition" -- the ad represents a new crest of DNC mockery about the search for leadership and message in the Republican Party. Instead of official titles, each figure is referred to simply by their first name (or in Cornyn's case, "Big John"). At one point, the shot turns to a helpless little elephant running through the mud.

Certainly, the DNC hasn't lacked useful material. This past week Romney clashed with Palin's camp, Limbaugh ridiculed the Cantor-led rebranding effort, Steele remained seemingly on thin ice (save with Gingrich), the party lost a Senator to the Democrats, and a poll showed only 21 percent of the public identifies with the GOP.

Asked if they would keep hitting on the Survivor theme in weeks to come, a DNC official said they were "exploring the idea."

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Comments

[Wallysmom]

For everyone who complained about this ad, it is nothing compared to the ad the GOP did to frighten old ladies, little children and the weak in their ARE WE SAFE ad aired recently. This is at least tongue in cheek, their ad was mean spirited and threatening.

[Baudacious Buccaneer]

A more appropriate theme for the reality series should be 'Squandered.'

Next should folow a theme song {reprise Branded}:

'Squandere­d...marked with a losers brand...what will you do when you squandered­...everyth­ing in your hand.'

{Make the choir boys of 'Lord of the Flies' sing it in unison}

[larmar]

The more calls for rebuilding the Republican party, the greater the probability we will end up with a one party system. Because, the only thing Republicans seem to be good at is digging their own graves deeper. Let blow hard Limbaugh have the Republican Party as his lap dog.

It is time to consider a totally new opposition party. A new political party put made up of cooler minds that have fled planet wingnuttia. I am sure that any new opposition party would spend some years building their base, but on the other hand, some are saying Republicans will probably spend the next 40 years in the wilderness.

At least a new opposition party that is run by adults would be a welcome change to the freak show that is the Republican party... Now that's a change we CAN believe in !!

[BartLA]

We already know who wins: Jabba the Rush. At least he's winning every challenge right now.

[dollyfedup]

I love it!

[peterg76]

On the real Survivor, there's one contestant that isn't a loser.

[TheShakes]

The only good thing about this was the african drums. makes me want to get in a drum circle

[BarackstarObama]

Great ad... love it. LOL

[SN365]

This ad is excellent! It should be advertised on TV; not only on the web. The Democrats are right on target. The imagery they used brings to reality the ruinous policies of the Republicans. They should continue to use every opportunity to ridicule the Repigs. My donation for DNC will be in the mail this week!

You liberal apologists need to think about all the damages the Republican Party leaders brought up on our great nation. We really need another viable Party in this country. The GOP should not be allowed to re-group.

[Crossword]

The thing to do when your opponent is down is to appear magnanimous and shake his hand.

Say "good game".

You don't pull a Manny Ramirez and stand and watch the ball fly from the batters box for a minute and a half. Everyone knows you're good; you just popped one over the fence. Drop your bat (don't you dare flip it), run the bases looking straight ahead, and go back into the dugout and get ready to take the field. The only thing you do by standing around admiring your bomb is increase your chances of getting nailed by the pitcher in your next at-bat. It's bad enough that you're kicking the crap out of them; let them leave with a little dignity. yeah, everyone loves to rub salt in the losing team's collective wound, until karma strikes back.

Oh, you don't believe in karma? (See both A) the New England Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl and B) Tom Brady's anterior cruciate ligament.) Once the win is securely in hand, have some class. Am I right? You don't steal bases with a significant lead and you certainly don't swing at a 3-0 pitch.

Take a knee and show some sportsmanship.

DNC should be watching professional baseball for its cues, not Survivor.

[Rapid Ray]

Yeah, right.

And I suppose sweeping the Yankees in four straight, then winning the series in four straight was just painful to watch, huh?

I'm a life long Bosox fan and I can't see the comparison. In Beantown, you not only want to beat the Yankees, you want it to be the kind of blowout where you can leave Fenway in the 8th inning (to beat the traffic on the Pike). The same applies to the GOP. Agter all the yeaers of them trouncing the nation, I'm all for some payback. Beat them wicked, or get off the field.

BTW...Any Sox fan knows comparing " Manny being Manny" to anything else on the planet is wicked innaccurate. Manny is in a world of his own and it's not welcome around "the Nation" htese days.

[Newthron]

It could be funny. But, I don't like triumphalism and mockeries. Sometimes it can bite hard.

[HyperInfluential]

Not if the people you're triumphing over are torturers. Then, it's ok.

[TRYKER]

You said it!

[BlackTom]

All good advice.
Stay humble - the Republic party blew it with their arrogance.
Leave the mocking Survivor parodies to independent progressives, who could care less about blowback.
This is shooting fish in a barrell, and the national party must rise above, and remain above.
Most citizens see clearly what is going on, and many are laughing at the reality show of self-destruction. No need to point out the obvious. That would be like a child making fun of someone else's appearance.

[TRYKER]

Please...everyone does NOT know the extent of these dirty politicians, the talk radio crowd in this country are plumb dumb and following the GOP line like a sheepish flock.
They need to see what they are supporting, this ad exposes them.
Its about time the dems started fighting back, they've been so lax for too long.

[SN365]

Yes, stay humble...! You don't seem to understand the beast with which you're dealing.

[vendetta]

Just remember, Dems, "he who laughs last..." You got the Oval Office, the Senate, the House and the people behind you. Be careful of what you wish for.

[yweston]

The Republicans "wish" they had that problem!!

[LogicNow]

I don't like it. While it might be true, I don't like it. We cannot be rubbing their faces in it like this; this is what we voted AGAINST last November.

DNC - remove this ad and don't repeat it. It will come back to haunt us.

[Buddy McCue]

I agree. We don't need this.

Simple ridicule is what we might use if we had nothing else, but we're holding all the cards. The facts are on our side, history is on our side, common sense is on our side, much of the international community is on our side, logic and common sense are on our side...

Now why do we need ridicule? Like Colbert said, "Reality has a liberal bias."

[emdeebee]

Agreed. I'm tired of the silliness in the ads from both the DNC and the RNC. Give the public the facts and they will make the right choice. Obama's campaign asked people to call on their better angels. Don't get into a pissing match with a skunk.

[Brimi]

I agree too. The DNC doesn't need to devolve to their level. Plus, karma's a bitch.

[Aranxa]

Very funny. I liked the baby elephant and Rush's tribal dance.