I don't care who started it, all of this negative campaigning has to stop. Please, for the love of Christ(or the Flying Spaghetti Monster), take a lesson from Mr. Smith, and be idealistic about these local, state, and national governments of ours.
I don't really care what your opinion is of what the other person did or plans to do; tell me about you, what are you going to do differently, what is your vision of an ideal government? Tell me that you are going to look to the future and not let the issues of the present undermine what needs to be done to make sure that we have a future. And that it is a good future. Let us know that you care about not only our area, but the state or the nation, whichever level you are hoping to attain.
Tell me that you plan to work for the best for everyone, not just those who throw $$$ in your lap to support various interest groups. If I am your constituent, I should be your main interest group, but if I'm not, let me know why, in clear language. Be honest.
I'm just saying, when you sponsor an ad in any media, I want to read/hear your name, not your opponent(s). Because if all I hear or see are names, I may just vote for the one I hear the most, and that may not be you.
Is that what you really want?
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Has everyone else had to endure months of negative campaigns? I about got to the point where I wanted to hide under a rock, stick my fingers in my ears, and hum quietly to myself whenever one came on the television.
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Amen.
ReplyDeleteI'd feel a whole lot better about things if you were our first potential woman president., Mrs. Smith
I can't stand negative campaigning. It doesn't make me like a person more or the other person less...well, if anything it makes the person who is being negative toward an opponent look bad. I also wish more parties other than Dems and Republicans were equally represented in the end. It's almost like we don't really take the other parties seriously sometimes...
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