Question of the day
Thursday, Nov 2, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * A couple of Facebook ads by folks who aren’t happy with Gov. Rauner these days. Illinois Policy Institute… * Dan Proft’s Upstream Ideas… * The Question: Which ad do you like better? Take the poll and then explain your answer in comments, please. customer surveys
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- Arsenal - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:32 pm:
IPI’s, because I like cartoons.
- Pundent - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:35 pm:
This is tough. I voted IPI because it’s clever and makes you think a bit. Proft cuts right to the chase and hits you over the head with a hammer as he’s wont to do.
- wordslinger - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:35 pm:
Both ads say the same thing, but the IPI ad has a touch of creativity to it.
- doofusguy - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:38 pm:
It’s a landslide so far -
- @MisterJayEm - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:38 pm:
It’s a shame there weren’t any clues that Rauner was just a big phony the first time around…
– MrJM
- Perrid - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:39 pm:
IPIs because it’s the same message but funnier.
- Norseman - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:39 pm:
Egads, I can’t believe I’m voting for an IPI inspired activity. As Word said, it’s more creative. You also get the message much quicker.
- Montrose - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:40 pm:
You don’t need the words to understand IPI’s point. Proft’s photo could be used by Rauner in one of his ads. If I am skimming social media andd see Proft’s, I would just assume it is a pro-Rauner ad. IPI’s is much more effective.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:42 pm:
It’s IPI.
The simplicity of the art and the embarrassment factor is higher with the tricycle.
It also mocks Rauner’s costumes too, subtly, but pointedly.
They win
- Claude Peppers - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:45 pm:
These photo op mistakes take me back to the Michael Dukakis campaign.
- Aimtomisbehave - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:48 pm:
IPI - simple, effective, brutally honest.
- Retired Educator - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:48 pm:
The cartoon is very good. I found myself looking for training wheels on both vehicles. They wouldn’t have helped the Governor over the last few years. He seems to lose his balance no matter what he is doing.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:51 pm:
IPI. Noticed he has a label under the flag (naturally) GOVERNOR. Should have “ “. He looks like a kook.
- L.A. - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:57 pm:
IPI Because it’s hilarious. Love the tricycle
- We'll See - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:57 pm:
Didn’t vote because it’s a tie… both ads reveal that the IPI and Proft played along with Rauner’s act the first time around - they knew he was a phony from the get go.
- yinn - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:58 pm:
IPI’s ad is instantly recognizable and impactful as a “burn” so I put it ahead of the other.
BTW, IPI has created a closed Facebook Group linked to its main, open group that is called “Illinois Policy Activists.”
- Anon221 - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 3:59 pm:
IPI- just a glance tells you volumes. Proft’s isn’t too bland.
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:02 pm:
As of 4:00pm Dan Proft at 5%. Sounds about right:)
- Dome Gnome - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:03 pm:
IPI, for certain. The messaging is identical but humor always make the message stick.
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:03 pm:
IPI. Not even close. Proft is typically humorless.
- The Way I See It - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:03 pm:
The IPI cartoon, if for no other reason than it is sort of ironic given the amount of trouble IPI cartoons have caused the Gov of late.
- perrier - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:15 pm:
Are motorcycle helmets supposed to resemble German helmets from WW2?
- Henry Francis - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:16 pm:
I am in the clear minority. To me, it’s the picture of Rauner (not what Proft says) that is so ridiculous. That isn’t a cartoon that someone else drew to make fun of him. That is actually him (exclamation point). He actually dressed himself up like that. And he wants people to view him that way.
That, to me, speaks much louder than a cheeky cartoon from the IPI. That image of Bruce is so much more original.
Truth is stranger than fiction . . .
- igotgotgotgotnotime - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:17 pm:
He looks sillier in upstream, and I’m not really sure where Gov. Junk gets off wearing my Eagle, Globe,and Anchor.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:19 pm:
===That isn’t a cartoon that someone else drew to make fun of him. That is actually him (exclamation point). He actually dressed himself up like that. And he wants people to view him that way.
That, to me, speaks much louder than a cheeky cartoon from the IPI. That image of Bruce is so much more original.
Truth is stranger than fiction . . .===
This is really good stuff. Well said.
Since “Dad’s Home State” revolved around “Bruce” and “Diana” and how their fiction is mocked as truth.
Great observation. I agreed and I didn’t even realize it.
- JoanP - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:22 pm:
IPI’s. It’s funnier, and Proft’s text is weak.
- BucknIrish - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:22 pm:
IPI’s cartoon actually makes you look at it and realize their point. Cartoons are fun to look at. Proft’s ad just makes him sound like a jilted lover.
- State Worker - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:25 pm:
IPI because it says it all perfectly!!
- Ahoy! - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:26 pm:
Neither, I just can’t vote for IPI or Proft.
- Pundent - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:30 pm:
=To me, it’s the picture of Rauner (not what Proft says) that is so ridiculous.=
This is why I was conflicted. The cartoon is clever, but at the same time the real Bruce looks so “cartoonish” he needs no embellishment. I could see this picture appearing on late night TV with a host saying, “and here’s a picture of Illinois’ governor” and it would get laughs.
- Wensicia - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:34 pm:
IPI, for creativity and editorial type style.
- Anon - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:36 pm:
I voted for IPI. The cartoon is funny, but also very hard hitting. If I’m Bruce, i hate that cartoon.
- Flynn's mom - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:39 pm:
IPI because I think it’s a good tie in to the White House day care analogy.
- JS Mill - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:41 pm:
I voted Proft strictly on all of the “flair”.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 4:45 pm:
I wonder if Rauner has an opinion about this cartoon?
- Jerry - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 5:35 pm:
I guess IPI just figured out what everyone else has known all along.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 5:59 pm:
Cartoon is instant and unforgetable.
- RNUG - Thursday, Nov 2, 17 @ 6:50 pm:
IPI.
Funny, creative, memorable while being both subtle and minimalist. No need to explain it.
It’s just about as perfect an example of a political cartoon as you can get.
- Cheery Puller - Friday, Nov 3, 17 @ 5:31 am:
Igotgotgotgotnotime…i thought the same thing….