# Fake Presidential Polls Onion News Network Pokes Fun at Sarah Palin's Potential Candidacy By Jordan M | Published 2011-01-23 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sarah-palins-potential-candidacy References: [theonion](http://www.theonion.com/articles/morbid-curiosity-leading-many-voters-to-support-pa,18865/) & [theinternettoday.net](http://theinternettoday.net/videos/onn-morbid-curiosity-leading-many-voters-to-support-palin/) The Onion News Network’s recent spoof of Sarah Palin’s potential candidacy for president of the United States is a hilarious example of [satire done correctly](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/americas-next-top-primer). The video, like much of The Onion’s material, features fantastic production values and captures the archetype of American news-network television with uncanny accuracy. The video itself revolves around a fake poll of the [public sentiment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polymarket-election) towards Sarah Palin’s potential candidacy. The phony results suggest that little more than morbid curiosity might drive many to vote for her. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Satirical News:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation exist in creating new satirical news platforms that provide comedic commentary on current events and public figures. - **Fake Polls:** There is potential for disruptive innovation in developing advanced AI algorithms that can accurately generate fake survey results for humorous purposes. - **Political Satire:** Innovative opportunities arise in creating new mediums, such as animated videos, to deliver political satire in an engaging and entertaining manner. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Media and Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunities exist within the media and entertainment industry to create new platforms that specialize in satirical news and political comedy. - **Market Research:** The market research industry could explore disruptive innovation by developing AI-powered tools that can simulate and generate fake poll results for comedic purposes. - **Animation and Cartooning:** The animation and cartooning industry has potential for disruptive innovation in producing animated satirical content that pokes fun at political figures and events. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Internet Humor News](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-daily-snoo.md) - [Satirical News Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-satire-news.md) - [Satirical Political Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thoughts-prayers-toilet-paper.md) - [Text Satire Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satirifyme.md) - [Satirical Destination Marketing Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switzerland-is-fake.md) - [Comedic Christmas Parodies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reinfell-ad.md) - [Verified Opinion Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pollett.md) - [Organic Savory Spritzers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savory-spritzers.md) - [Sauce-Inspired Sodas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olipop-and-hidden-valley.md)