# Political Insanity McCain Supporters Cross the Line By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-10-15 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mccain-insane-supporters-cross-the-line-certifiably-nuts References: [andrewsullivan.theatlantic](http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/hes-got-the-blo.html) John McCain promised he wouldn’t engage in [negative campaigning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mwcurated), but his supporters didn’t. This past weekend, egged on by Sarah Palin saying Obama liked to 'pal around' with terrorists, the McCain-supporting goofballs came out of the closet and echoed such inflammatory words as 'Arab' and 'Terrorist' and 'Afraid'. Sarah Palin inflamed the wackos with a well-timed hatchet job. John McCain called Obama an honorable man in attempt to put out Sarah Palin’s fire, but the [cable networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tumblr-campaign) added fuel to the flames by running the videos repeatedly all weekend. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Negative Campaigning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop online platforms or tools that encourage positive and issue-focused campaigning, minimizing the use of negative tactics. - **Inflammatory Rhetoric:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create algorithms or content moderation tools to detect and filter out inflammatory words and language in online communications. - **Media Influence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build platforms or technologies that provide unbiased and fact-checked news reporting, reducing the impact of biased media coverage. ### Who This Affects Most - **Political Campaign Consulting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI-powered tools that assist political campaign consultants in crafting positive and strategic messaging for their candidates. - **Social Media Monitoring and Moderation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create advanced social media monitoring and moderation software to detect and respond to inflammatory rhetoric in real-time. - **News and Media Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build digital platforms or algorithms that aggregate and curate news content from diverse sources, providing users with a more balanced and accurate view. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Friendship-Focused Election Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-friendship-bus.md) - [Anxiety-Alleviating Election Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/election-escape.md) - [Pop Culture Presidency Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brat.md) - [Flirty Food Billboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mccain-fries-and-heinz-ketchup.md) - [Flavor-Fueled Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mccain-masala-movie.md) - [Viral Political Campaign Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harris-walz.md) - [Satirical Political Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thoughts-prayers-toilet-paper.md) - [Political Podcast Milestones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joe-rogan-hosted-former-president-trump.md) - [Dispensary-Friendly Voting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toke-the-vote.md)