idk. I take some comfort in the fact that money didn't work for Meg Whitman or Carly Fiorina in California. Voters *should* take a hard look at where the money comes from, how many donors give how much each, etc.. OTOH, if cheesy advertising and vicious attack ads blanketing the air waves didn't work, they wouldn't do it.
What I'd really love to see is, the day before the election, one ad featuring Obama just saying that he inundated us with fewer annoying political ads than Romney did.
If anything will motivate the people who can't be arsed to get out and vote, it's that.
I think laws need to be put in place that caps the amount of money spent on presidential races. And then voters can observe just where the percentage of that allotted amount came from, to see exactly where and how that financial support came from. This large waste of money is just so highly indicative of the problems in our nation, where a college student goes into crushing debt for $100, 000+, yet candidates throw this money away in a day, cry for more from voters and big companies, then turn around and say they will help this student get school cheaper. It just seems lowering wasteful spending starts at home. It's like monopoly money, at this point.
It would be nice if the candidates could only campaign for a set amount of time too like they do in the UK. I mean, do we really need a full year of this? It seriously drives me insane how much money is thrown away.
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I saw that one and went: "I have no idea what your platform is, but your anti-mudslinging ad rocks and I'd vote for you."
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What I'd really love to see is, the day before the election, one ad featuring Obama just saying that he inundated us with fewer annoying political ads than Romney did.
If anything will motivate the people who can't be arsed to get out and vote, it's that.
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I'm really really hoping that it doesn't.
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