# Bad Taste Campaigning John McCain & Sarah Palin Use 9/11 in Ad By Cowbag | Published 2008-09-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-mccain-sarah-palin-911 References: [msnbc.msn](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26506716/) Nothing is bared in a world where John McCain and Sarah Palin start using 9/11 videos to campaign for US Presidency. Decency and good taste has been abandoned. John McCain & Sarah Palin aired footage of a plane crashing into one of the towers on September 11th, 2001. It was featured in one of the videos shown at the Republican National Convention. The [Wall Street Journal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcvalue-20) noted, "One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Respectful Politics:** Opportunities for political campaigns to adopt a more respectful approach towards sensitive and tragic events like 9/11. - **Ethical Advertising:** Opportunities for advertisers to adopt ethical and moral guidelines while promoting products or services. - **Social Responsibility:** Opportunities for individuals or organizations to act responsibly and respectfully towards sensitive issues and events while communicating their messages. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Politics:** Opportunities for political parties and campaigners to adopt a more respectful approach while addressing sensitive issues and events like 9/11. - **Advertising:** Opportunities for advertising agencies and companies to establish ethical and moral guidelines while creating and promoting campaigns. - **Social Media:** Opportunities for social media platforms to monitor and regulate content that involves sensitive and tragic events like 9/11 to maintain social responsibility. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Political Campaign Game Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freedom-town.md) - [Pop Culture Presidency Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brat.md) - [Provocative Guerrilla Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mwcurated.md) - [Comedic Groundhog Day Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lays-for-days.md) - [Provocative Tequila Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/censored-truth.md) - [Flirty Food Billboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mccain-fries-and-heinz-ketchup.md) - [Boomer-Focused Voter Advertisements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/groom-a-boomer.md) - [Cranberry Season Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/how-you-cran.md) - [Presidential Election Candy Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusemints-election-collection.md)