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udubdavid t1_iv4lpbn wrote

Political ads are stupid. I just want a politician that tells me why I should vote for them and what they can do for me and my community instead of just attacking the other person. Those ads immediately turn me off.

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Antzz77 t1_iv69lhi wrote

This is one of my litmus tests.

It's so easy to see that every ad for Smiley has content 100% focused on how terrible the other person is.

If, on the other hand, you see any ads for Marilyn Strickland (not running for the same office), you see ads that 100% talk about what Strickland has done.

When a politician only attacks others, pretty good guess the attacker has very little to say about their own work.

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schwenkmom t1_iv6bdpy wrote

Exactly what my husband said yesterday. Tell me what you’re going to do to make things better, bit trash talk your opponents with half truths and smear campaigns.

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