Vote for America's Worst Ads

Today, Consumerist announced its finalist nominees for "Worst Ad in America", as chosen by its readers.

The online ballot has most of the campaigns linked, but I'll embed the 2010 contestants here for ABSOLUTE WORST AD IN AMERICA:












Other categories and finalists are listed below. (Ignore the radio buttons, it was a C&P.)

MOST GRATING PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN

Nationwide Insurance: The World's Greatest Spokesperson In the World5-Hour Energy: Mr. "Do You Know What 2:30 Feels Like?"Wendy's: That "Pico De Gallo!" loudmouth (no link)1-800 Dentist: The last woman on Earth you'd want in the elevator with youMcDonald's: The "Not Until I've Had My Coffee" jerkface

MOST ANNOYING ANIMATED SPOKESTHING

Charmin: The Sticky-Bottomed BearsThe General Insurance: The GeneralMichelin: The Happy Roadkill CrewOmnaris: The Scientists From the Uncanny ValleyGeico: The Squealing Piggy

DUO OR GROUP THAT MOST NEEDS TO BE BROKEN UP

Capital One: Barbarians (or are they Vikings?) at the ATMGeico: Geico Cavemen, ft. Cast Of The Deadliest CatchToyota: The Toyota Sienna CoupleJG Wentworth: The Opera Singing Bus RidersChase: The honeymooning newlyweds who are way too excited about the check-depositing iPhone app (no link)

CELEBRITY WHO MUST HAVE LOST THE MOST MONEY IN HOUSING CRASH

Dannon Activia: Jamie Lee CurtisFreeReport.com: Ben SteinExtenze: Jimmy JohnsonRent-A-Center: Troy Aikman & Hulk HoganDannon Light & Fit: Heidi Klum

CREEPIEST COMMERCIAL

Dodge: "Kittens"Liberator Medical: No More Used CathetersOld Navy: The Super ModelquinsApple: iPhone Facetime -- "Smile"Allstate: Mr. Mayhem

They are indeed bad ads, but I was hoping more of them would be epic trainwreck bad. I guess the vox populi nature of nomination and voting would automatically favour well-known crappy national campaigns than hilariously awkward (but obscure) local ones. Oh well...

Go to Consumerist to view and vote before 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, 9/28/2010.