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Opinion: ‘Barns for Obama’ -- Can ‘Museums for McCain’ be far behind?

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Okay, we have to admit, we got a chuckle out of this, and with one extra cup of coffee this morning the imagination got racing about other marketing possibilities.

Barack Obama‘s campaign is starting a new rural push, inviting farmers to join ‘Barns for Obama.’ No, barns don’t vote. But they do offer massive billboards, and a lot of them are conveniently located within eyeshot of the nation’s freeway system. Not a bad ploy. Here’s a time-lapse video the campaign put out showing the conversion of a barn into a billboard.

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So what else could serve as a marketing gimmick for the candidates? ‘Museums for McCain?’ ‘Bars for Barr?’ ‘Niches for Nader?’ Or even special groups -- ‘Bards for Obama: Kicking it with the Iambic Foot?’ ‘Maitre d’s for McCain: Room for Everyone at the Table?’’ ‘Barbers for Barr: We Believe in Trimming?’

The coffee’s wearing off. Add your own marketing ideas in the comments section.

-- Scott Martelle

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