Some submissions that would be on my top 10

Peter Erickson — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:06:38 -0500

I would actually vote for Edwards' funny, wise-cracking, and engaging explanation of the caucus process over Clinton's. Probably one of the best online videos I've seen.

Not sure this one would make the top ten list, but Obama's environmental team released this unsettling and fascinating ad for "Green Gatherings" that mostly flew under the radar but deserves honorable mention.

But one of the best campaign videos of the cycle has to be the Obama campaign's commemoration of the fifth anniversary of his antiwar speech by retelling it in the voices of his supporters.

Those three demonstrate some of the potential of online video to do things a little differently.

I thought it was interesting though that TechPresident highlighted a lot of the more highly produced web videos --- I can't blame you, these videos certainly pack more punch individually --- though one could also compile a lot of the kind of campaign YouTube videos that James Kotecki would love: direct appeals to the audience, head and shoulder shots, shaky camera, etc.

techPresident's Favorite Videos of 2007: The Candidates

the editors — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:10:22 -0500

Why do we like year-end lists so much? Do they provide closure as we shut down for the holidays? A sense that we collectively endured a year of highs, lows, and middles together? Are they an aid to our attention-deprived senses to remind us of things long forgotten? Lazy substitutes for actual reporting?

My money’s on the latter. That’s why we’ve produced our own year-end list of our favorite political videos of the year. We'll be posting two lists, one of videos by the candidates, and the other of voter-generated videos.

First up: the candidates.

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Some submissions that would be on my top 10

techPresident's Favorite Videos of 2007: The Candidates