The 9 Most Embarrassing Republican Youth Outreach Fails

Thanks for the idea, Stephen Colbert!

9. When Mitt Romney's natural reaction to meeting a bunch of teenagers in 2008 was to quote the Baha Men classic, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

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8. When college Republicans decided to "break up" with Barack Obama.

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"Did he stimulate you?"

7. When this man is responsible for the Republican Party's most viral moment of the 2012 campaign.

6. When MC Rove happened.

If you have a steady stomach, you can watch the entire video here:

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5. When a Kid Rock song became the Republican anthem of 2012.

4. When this Mitt Romney frat rap happened.

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No, this is not a parody.

"All we really have to say about it is..."

"It got 244 likes, HOMIE!"

3. When Missouri's Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder said this in 2009:

2. When then-RNC Chairman Michael Steel said in 2009 that his "urban-surburban hip-hop" outreach would be "off the hook."

In the same article he elaborated, "We need to uptick [the RNC's] image with everyone, including one-armed midgets."

1. When Republicans circulated this survey to find out what young people thought of the GOP:

And it had questions like these:

Cindy McCain was a big advocate of this groundbreaking survey:

Age 18-29? Tell the RNC chairman what YOU think of the Republican Party. Results will be given to him in 2 weeks https://t.co/fVmpQvLVJ0

Age 18-29? Tell the RNC chairman what YOU think of the Republican Party. Results will be given to him in 2 weeks https://t.co/fVmpQvLVJ0-- Cindy McCain

But whatever, it'll end up OK for Republicans. The Romney family is creating their own conservative youth.

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