If you were among those who tuned in for the CNN debate between former South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wednesday night, I’ll bet you could recite the name of the website Haley’s campaign set up to fact-check DeSantis in your sleep. Not because it was particularly clever or catchy. But because Haley insisted on repeating it. Over. And over. And over again.
The first few times, I thought, “Okay, that’s kind of annoying, but I get what she’s trying to do.” By the fifth, I was rolling my eyes so hard I strained them. By the 14th, I was ready to throw something at the TV. Not because I’m a DeSantisStan or can’t brook the thought of a politician being less than truthful or their opponent calling them out/attempting to paint them as such. But because it was so over-the-top gimmicky and silly.
Yes, campaigns need slogans. And yes,…
