Porsche driver being a political handicap?

Just think how one could use the market value of the 308 to their advantage. Most people think a Ferrari, any Ferrari is $100K+. Just like the Porsche, use the market value of the car and show how it stacks up against a new Ford F150, Ford Explorer, Chev. Suburban, or the recent classic 69’ Trans Am where the owner turned down $1.1 MM at auction for it. That would show the public a thing or two about perceptions and how they can be way off base.

I agree, when the kind of car one drives is called in question for any reason, is a very sad day for all car enthusiasts.

 

The candidate (not that you asked) is the Republican running for the governor's office here in Illinois (where our governors always serve two terms, one of which they are elected to.) It was brought up (although I didn't know ads were running to this effect) by the incumbent governor, the Democrat who was the lieutenant governor when our favorite son, Rod Blagojevich, was impeached.

 

While not trying to make this a P & R issue it is a PR issue. I know several people on this forum will misunderstand my point as being an attack on Brady. It is not. The spirit of the ad is, “If you own a Porsche you are out of touch with the working poor.” Right, wrong, or otherwise, I’m actually surprised we haven’t seen more of these ads. I don't like ads that attack an individual’s wealth and how he or she chooses to spend it. That said, when you choose to enter politics you choose to live by the rules of public opinion. It isn't fair but it is the truth. If you are in politics and own an exotic it will be a public relations nightmare. If you own a "domestic exotic" you get a pass and are perceived as a patriot and an enthusiast. Everyone who owns an older Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati, etc... knows it is a double standard but that is the way the public perceives it. VP Joe Biden is the original owner of a 1967 Corvette which is easily worth more than most Porsches, Ferraris, etc... no one gives him flack (nor should they) because it is an American car. As stated earlier, it is a sad state of affairs for car enthusiasts. We can try to reason with the luddites all we want; however, it rarely changes their opinions

 

Wouldn't it be terrible to have a Gov that was good with money?

Seriously, I know the family, they are good people, went to school with his brother who played football at Villinova.....guy could run a damn 4.34 40 yard.

 

I had a neighbor who used to give me crap about my Porsche, until I pointed out that it cost less (and got better mileage than!) her Expedition Eddie Bauer.

 

I had the same line of thought....

 

I saw the ad for the first time last night. The entire ad reeks of desperation and hitting below the belt. Any politician low enough to authorize an ad like that is not someone I would be interested in voting for.

 

I think I would add his gas guzzling Porsche as a plus. Better than the NIMBY make everything green candidates who pretend they love the environment and then show up in their 3 ton SUV.

Florida condo+Porsche.....Heaven

 

Politics is all about image..

 

I went to grad school with one of Mitt Romney's sons. We were talking about cars one day and I asked what Mitt drove, since he's worth a few hundred million I figured he would have something fancy. Nothing special, but he said his dad was really excited to get the new Mustang GT convertible (this was ~2006), once he was out of office. They already have a bunch of property, but can't get a $35k car?

"Why can't your dad just get a Mustang now? It's American, and not that extravagant. Colin Powell and others drive Corvettes." He said his Dad was aware that as governor people would be all in his business, and any obvious toy like that would be fodder against him.

 

Ferrari is owned by FIAT which is tied with Chrysler a good ol' American company. When you buy a 599GTO it's helping create several jobs for Chrysler.

 

But can he drive it?
It amazes me these ads pitting the proletariat against the so called wealthy can be effective. Sad.
I'd rather have a humble politician than one with humble transportation.
Our president reportedly had a Hemi 300c.

 

so let's all vote for Brady then this is a big plus imo

it's funny how many people point to politicians for not being patriotic and driving American cars but if he was driving a Prius and a liberal at the same time- then he'd be considered a genius

 

As I said before Andreas, the ads are not about logic they are about perception. I don't think they killed the Porsche ad because it wasn't working; rather, it is probably time for the next in the series. My guess is that each new ad will find some new area of his character to attack. This is pretty much a text book ad hominem ad. If you are familiar with Tony Schwartz' work ,you'll see Quinn's ads are actually doing what they are meant to do...get us to keep mentioning it. All they care about is perception.
This post isn't meant as a rant or an attack. I like the fact that these ads have gotten people talking about image and substance; however, I just don't think we should give this ad campaign legs.
Two classic political ads that I hope you enjoy
If you're not familiar with Schwartz' work, he did the "daisy girl ad" for Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExjDzDsgbww

Hal Riney's "Bear ad" for Reagan is also a classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpwdcmjBgNA

 

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