Valentine’s Day offered a particularly cringe-inducing opportunity for politicians and their PACs to message against their opponents.
Republicans and Democrats alike tried to have some fun with the holiday, and in the process pulled out every bad pun and online dating profile trope in their arsenal to come up with these political valentines:
We wouldn’t want our President to have a lonely Valentine’s Day. http://t.co/PdRgr04Pa9 pic.twitter.com/MNAg0o9b0l
— NRSC (@NRSC) February 14, 2014
.@TomFoleyCT hopes to buy your vote and you as his Valentine this year! #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/5aGDvzrzpe
— Connecticut Dems (@CTDems) February 14, 2014
Roses are red. Violets are blue. If you’re in the #TeaParty, the #IRS has its eyes on you: http://t.co/LIDwjrBgCS pic.twitter.com/Akn3R8m8la
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 14, 2014
A Valentine for your political Valentine: http://t.co/LIDwjrBgCS #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/ATROEg40e2
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 14, 2014
UPDATE: 1109 have now told @Team_Mitch it’s over for Valentine’s Day. Add your name: http://t.co/SLCe57QRUz #kysen pic.twitter.com/sIayvMFMnD
— Alison L. Grimes (@AlisonForKY) February 14, 2014
John Cornyn’s legislative heart belongs to someone else. pic.twitter.com/OoCediTrEP
— Rep. Steve Stockman (@StockmanSenate) February 14, 2014
From the Republican National Committee:
From America Rising PAC:
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee showed there was no love lost between House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and the Tea Party:
And Americans United for Change made a valiant attempt to drum up support for a minimum wage increase with a mock YouTube dating ad for “Minny Mumwage:”
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) went the cute animal route: “#FridayKitty can haz Valentine?!! HAPPY WEEKEND!!!”
This post has been updated.