Over the last several campaign cycles we have seen the growth of political video content go from standard 30 second commercials to much longer web videos and even more so to, as we like to call it, “quick and dirty” videos that a volunteer might shoot at a campaign rally.  With the easy accessibility of youtube and a video camera on every new cell phone, campaign video content does not just come from the campaigns these days.

In today’s blog we take a look at the top ten viewed videos that were posted by state committee’s during the 2010 election cycle.  Before we get to the videos, a few quick stats:

Of the top 10 videos, 5 were from Democratic committees and 5 were from Republican committees.

Overall, the 5 Democrat videos were viewed 423,809 times while the 5 Republican videos were viewed 352,658 times.

Of the top 10 videos, 8 of them were raw footage from events.

Both the Kansas Democratic Committee and the New Hampshire Republican Committee had two videos make the top ten.

1) Rep. Jenkins Laughs at Uninsured Single Mother, Son
Kansas Democratic Party
160,383 views

2) 9-25-Coffee Assault
Ohio Republican Party
120,580 views

3) Kansans Laugh at Todd Tiahrt’s Lies
Kansas Democratic Party
96,822 views

4) Carol Shea-Porter Health Care Town Hall
New Hampshire Republican Party
62,657 views

5) Deeds On the Ropes on Taxes
Virginia Republican Party
62,104 views

6) Sex, Violence, and Abusive Treatment of Women In Linda McMahon’s WWE – Mothers Opposing McMahon
Connecticut Democratic Party
59,835 views

7) SEIU Threat
California Republican Party
55,620 views

Full Context: Sharron Angle Runs Away From Reno Media
Nevada Democratic Party
55,214 views

9) Shea-Porter’s ObamaCare Budget Claims Mocked
New Hampshire Republican Party
51,697 views

10) Stay Jerry, My Friends
California Democratic Party
51,555 views