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Originally Posted by BeamOn
Positive attributes do not win elections anymore IMO. It's the negatives and who can mount the most negative ads and who can survive the onslaught.
Then there is the question of who wants to put up with it.
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I agree...however, I'm reluctant to blame politicians for the negative campaigning. The only reason why it works is because the ignorant and gullible American electorate is too busy pounding brews and watching football games to take a few minutes to understand any policy issues...so namecalling, fingerpointing, and chunk-spewing attack ads rule.
We get the government we deserve.