Campaign has jumped the shark
by WonkoKevin
The term “jump the shark” is a reference to the episode of Happy Days where the show’s beloved star Fonzie decides to do a stunt by jumping a waterski over a shark tank (see Reno 911’s hilarious takeoff…). The premise is that when all the creativity in a show is long gone and there’s nothing left to say, it’s time to do The Jump, some outrageous attempt to generate attention for another three seconds. Could there be a better description of the Democratic campaign right now?
Take two candidates who have said 37,500 words a day for the last 18 months, who aren’t 3 mm away from one another policy-wise, throw in more campaign money than ever, and add a 24/7-hungry media and what do you expect to happen? ARG (I know, I know…) has Clinton up +20 in Pennsylvania in a poll released today. What else can we talk about over the next 3+ months? I sense a UFO story on the horizon… oh, wait, that’s already been done…
