Another Election of Negative Campaigning

This election is looking like all the others. Negative campaigning, very little policy information, and very shallow. The American people deserve better.

Let the candidates tell us what they will do and why we should vote for them. Why are they different then the person in office now? What is their track record on issues? What accomplishments are they proud of? Or why should the incumbent be re-elected. We don’t need, and frankly are tired of, the opposing candidate telling us about their challenger. Let them speak for themselves.

Just because a candidate has more money to spend, produces more ads than the opposition, has a great advertising team or speaks louder doesn’t make him or her a better choice.

We don’t need to hear what the opposing candidate did 10 years ago, who they slept with, what they did in college or who they associated with while growing up. Some of us have changed over the years and would like to be judged for whom we are now and what we represent.

If you’re tired of the same old campaigning, raise your hand (okay, put your hand down). It’s time (actually, past the time) to be treated like intelligent adults. We will make decisions on what a candidate has to offer, or, for or against what an incumbent has achieved. The negative campaigning needs to stop. Maybe we should not make donations to candidates that use our money to pursue this track.

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