"Extreme" ad a YouTube hit

bkrueger — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:01:23 -0400

If it was attention that state Republican officials were seeking, they certainly got it.

The new ad by the N.C. Republican Party linking Democratic gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue and Richard Moore to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has yet to air.

But it's already been condemned by countless people, including officials at the Republican National Committee and Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee for president.

The ad, entitled "Extreme," has also become a YouTube favorite. As of this morning, it has been viewed 76,991 times. That puts it behind a video of David Cook's performance on "American Idol," but ahead of a video of a soccer match between Liverpool and Chelsea.

It's not doing so well, though, in YouTube's rating system - averaging only 2.5 out of five possible stars in ratings by viewers. Cook and Liverpool vs. Chelsea have both scored 4.5 stars.

The N.C. GOP also hoped the ad would help them raise money. No word on how that's going.