Is John Hickenlooper wearing lipstick in his new ad? That’s the number one question on the minds of politicos on Twitter and Colorado voters alike.
imagine spending millions on your new ad, between message testing, production, focus groups, placing the buy, and most people who see it just think
“….is that guy wearing lipstick?”
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) August 10, 2020
it’s a phenomenon #COSen #COPolitics pic.twitter.com/chVAuHTFVZ
— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) August 10, 2020
According to Google Trends, “hickenlooper lipstick” is the number one rising query associated with “hickenlooper” over the past week.
Other breakout topics associated with Hick on Google include “back taxes” and “tax evasion,” a direct result of the NRSC’s latest ad highlighting the $52,000 settlement Hickenlooper paid the IRS on charges he improperly inflated property values to secure a conservation tax credit.
Hickenlooper has never been especially telegenic, still it’s unclear why his consultants thought making him look like the animated Joker would be an improvement.
Peak Politics reached out to his campaign on Twitter to ask if Hickenlooper is in fact wearing lipstick in his ad. We will update this story should we receive a response.
The number one question about Hickenlooper on the minds of Coloradans and politicos alike:
Is Hickenlooper wearing lipstick in his newest ad? @alyssaaroberts @Meliss1001, can you confirm? #cosen #copolitics https://t.co/tfM0MyRQXl
— CO Peak Politics (@COpeakpolitics) August 10, 2020
UPDATE 8/11/20: John Hickenlooper’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. However, the query “John Hickenlooper teeth” has now overtaken “Hickenlooper lipstick” as Hick’s top related search:
John Hickenlooper’s latest ad is leaving an impression on voters.
Over the last 24 hours “John Hickenlooper teeth” supplanted “Hickenlooper lipstick” as the top related search query for “hickenlooper” on Google. #cosen #copolitics https://t.co/mXELMavrj7 pic.twitter.com/41Pg8ejiUA
— CO Peak Politics (@COpeakpolitics) August 11, 2020