I’ve been seeing a lot more Obama-related spam (I think I remember one like “Michelle Obama takes lover”) than McCain-related spam. Why? Are spammers Republicans? Are the Obamas just sexier to think about than the McCains?
Either way, as we know from modern media strategy, every little meme counts, so I’m going to keep track (in a casual, unscientific way) of what election-related spam I get from here to November, and try to suss out what it says about the collective unconscious of the electorate (or the spamectorate). Please copy and paste the spam you get into the comments, or email me the subject lines/relevant content–not the emails themselves, or they might just never get to me. If you’re reading this and you’re a spammer yourself, I hope you’ll consider balancing out the content, and please do spell-check.
Here are my first two, which appeared right after each other in my work spam box:
McCain withdraws support for offshore drilling
Obama bribes countrymen to win votes