Obama a Prius? Palin a Camaro? Politics get revved up

Obama a Prius? Palin a Camaro? Politics get revved up

Filed under: Sports/GTs, Trucks/Pickups, Government/Legal, Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, Humor



We try to stay out of politics here at Autoblog, but sometimes, events obligate us to jump into the fray. The latest event is a Harvard Business School professor's comparison of the two leading presidential candidates to automobiles.

John Quelch said in an interview with Newsweek that he thinks of Barrack Obama as a new Prius and John McCain as an "old Ford F-150." Politically, those two products carry some weighty social symbolism that, as car guys, we're not all that concerned with.

But we do wonder what Mr. Quelch's comments mean to us. The Prius is generally seen as a visually boring, fiscally-conservative choice with little to no fun factor. On the other hand, an old Ford pickup truck isn't exactly exciting to look at and drinks a lot of gas, but it'll carry a lot more furniture on moving day and is way more fun in the mud than the Toyota. Then, in an interview with AdAge, Mr. Quelch says that by choosing Alaska Governer Sarah Palin as his running mate, McCain has put a red Chevy Camaro next to his truck.

Hmm. Palin as a Camaro? Next to McCain's Ford truck? Sounds like a house divided to us.

How about it? Is Obama a hybrid Japanese car? McCain a pickup truck? Should Mr. Quelch have said Palin is a Barracuda?

[Sources: AdAge via Newsweek]

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I would probably say that Obama can be a prius in a sense that democrats, at least good ol bill, balanced our national budget. Since if you drive a prius you are probably concerned with paying less to get more miles, I would say that comparison is true. I cannot see however that Obama is boring. If any, he speaks well and attracts attention IMO.

Now since McCain would probably keep us in the war longer than the democrats would, comparing him to an old F150 is taking it lightly. I would compare him more to the older GMC Sierras that only do 10 or so MPG. Although I like the fact that republicans probably will not raise taxes, I hate how we should be spending so much for the war.

I would compare McCain to an old Hummer. And Palin is definitely not a Camaro. More like a pink sports bike. LOL

i'll take the one that's cheapest on gas

When I saw the thread title the first thing that came to mind was that Prius was a symbol of change and is what Obama's campaign is riding on.

I definitely do not agree with the boring especially since he's gained international attention and being labeled as a celebrity by his Republican opponent. If any of the two should be boring, it should be McCain.