6. The 1,100 New Hampshire Challenge

The John Edwards campaign asks supporters, “What would you do for $14 million?” Would they give up their favorite food? “Tapioca pudding?” asks one woman. Relocate to New York City? “Too noisy!” says another. Deny millions of Americans health care? Cut to John Edwards arguing that we don’t have universal health care because of lobbyist contributions to the Republicans. The campaign then says that, for every one of the 1,100 drug company lobbyists in Washington, they need a volunteer to spread the word about Edwards’ health care plan. A decent use of “regular people” in a campaign ad. Close to 2,500 views on YouTube.

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5. Romney Ad Becomes Parody of Itself

Someone added a laugh track from a Saturday Night Live skit to a real Mitt Romney TV ad. The result is that when he opens with the line, “It’s this century’s nightmare: jihadism,” the crowd cracks up as if they reacting to an Andy Samberg skit. Maybe they are. Perceptive mashup or unfunny hack? More than 55,000 views on YouTube.

4. Ron Paul: A New Hope

A few people have referred to this as the “best” Ron Paul video. We’re not quite sure what that means. This one is different from other Paul videos in that it’s not set to an Evanescence song or a rap song, but it does continue the tradition of using favorable media clips, quotes from the debates, and title cards to advance the Ron Paul religion. Plus, an Olympics-style symphonic soundtrack bleeds into… a Simon and Garfunkel song. It’s educational and thorough, but at close to nine minutes it’s a tad too long. More than 400,000 views on YouTube.

3. Fred Thompson: The Next Ronald Reagan

In his first appearance in a Republican debate, Fred Thompson stumbled a bit at first but appeared to regain his ground. As this video (a bit unfairly) shows, he still threw in plent of “ums,” “ahs,” and “erghs.” Over 26,00 views on YouTube.

2. Trent Wisecup Goes Crazy in Rochester

When anti-war activist Bruce Fealk took out his video camera and asked Rep. Joe Knollenberg of Michigan about the war in Iraq and SCHIP, Knollenberg politely responded and quickly ignored him. Fealk was then approached by Knollenberg’s chief of staff, Trent Wisecup, who apparently didn’t realize that video cameras record what’s actually happening, and went a little crazy on Fealk, calling him “un-American,” accusing him of being against America and for Toyota, among other things (they’re near Detroit), all on captured on video. The Politico’s John Bresnahan has more from Wisecup, who defended his statements in the video. More than 30,000 views on YouTube.

1. Poll: Bullshit is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

The Onion News Network — the video arm of the inimitable Onion magazine — gives a report about the most important issue facing voters: bullshit. “When it comes to electing the leader of the free world, voters look to issues like a candidate’s relationship with their ex-wife, did they ever smoke, where do they vacation, what’s their exercise regimen; these are the kind of core bullshit issues that people really care about.”

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters