I’m trying to think of important political jokes/satires that both worked, and were timed just right enough to influence the situations they were about.
Only clear example I can think of was John Edwards “I feel pretty” video in 2007, which I think tanked him.
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Remember in like 2015 when Obama roasted Trump at that White House correspondents thing?
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Dukakis Tank Moment. Massachusetts Miracle”, decimated his would be landslide vs GHWB campaign. GOP ran the photo into the ground in October. Created principle #358. Presidents don’t wear helmets.
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That time when Rick Mercer and This Hour Has 22 Minutes stopped a ballot initiative proposal in Canada by creating a petition for then-Conservative-leader Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris. It was epic. theglobeandmail.com/news/national/







