One expects smear campaigns and negative ads for national elections, but not at the local level or even the state level.
I'm sorry to see it in my local state Senate race. Negative campaigns are one reason so many people are disgusted with politics and unwilling to run for office themselves.
I urge everyone to discourage negative campaigning by voting for good qualified people who do not engage in nasty attacks on their opponents.
Larry Smith
Ephraim
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John C Spring -- I agree fully. But perhaps you need to go stand in front of the mirror and read the second paragraph aloud to the person you see reflected there.
But so much of politics is about power -- both personal and political -- with personal probably being in the lead. There are very few humble, honest persons seeking public office. Only when we find a way to remove personal rewards from the process More..
Hate is the weapon of choice in political campaigns.
It’s popularity comes from the fact that it is about the only weapon left to the politicians when most all the candidates have identical backgrounds, loyalties and probable More..