Baaaad Politics

The Internet is just beginning to make an impact on elections. In 2008, the Obama Campaign figured out how to raise large amounts of money online. Candidates now blog, tweet, and put their speeches on campaign websites.

And then there's YouTube, where candidates for every office from student body president on up is tempted to place a campaign video or two. In the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat from California, candidate Tom Campbell is the target of a truly strange attack ad that has become a cult favorite on YouTube.

This Los Angeles Times article wonders if this so-called "Demon Sheep" ad is what politics is headed for in the Internet age.