Submitted by lizzybnh t3_y9ekzt in newhampshire
WMUR, I am sick to death of the back to back to back political ads that endlessly loop at every commercial break! I think it’s worse than ever. Do the candidates think this really makes people want to vote for them? There has to be a better way!!!
This is the way.
I guess we could make a law limiting money in political campaigns and maybe publicly fund nominees. That would cut down on the noise and force candidates to debate in order to earn tge vote. But im old fashioned.
Citizens United would like to have a word with you over here.
We need that for lawsuits too. Both sides put money into a pool and each side can use half of that pool. No other funds can be used towards anything related to the lawsuit.
If only the donations could go to something more useful. Perhaps, shelters, canned goods . heating oil/LNG/PGS. Imagine the impact if all this political money was spent actually helping the communities in NH.
Have been saying this for several years. Millions of dollars wasted as people are scrambling for food, healthcare, heating oil, etc.
I’d rather see the politicians fight each other by spending on communities rather than spam ads on media and in the mail.
Turn off news. Go outside. Profit.
“You know, I wasn’t going to vote for “So&So” , but I changed my mind because of their endless barrage of TV ads and lawn signs” -No one ever
Then why do they spend the money on those ads? Makes no sense to me either, but it must have some measurable effect.
What if competitors paid for each other's ads and lawn signs to try to make one another more unbearably annoying than themselves
Hard to imagine that's possible, but I'm in favor.
I would love this. See each candidate spend $0 on ads for their opponent. We all win
You’re not actually suggesting that politicians spend money wisely, are you?
I can think of 31 trillion reasons you’re wrong
It’s not even really the politicians spending this money. It’s the people who hold profit above all else.
Hello. My name is “no one ever.”
Elaborate?
It was the 474th time hearing about heating oil that really changed my mind.
I get the same mailers from R’s and D’s constantly in the mail. The EXACT same ones. I’ve been averaging 20ish mailers a week lately. Waste of paper and resources.
My solution was to stop watching WMUR entirely. That, plus YouTube Premium, and I never see political ads.
I will still take the political ads over the god damn merchants auto ones. At this point even hearing the first syllable I punch the power button.
WMUR must give political ads first booking. FCC requires it I believe. My company is trying to run ads but they told us don't bother to set anything up as nearly every time slot is full of political ads already.
Political ads are a goodly chunk of WMUR's revenue this year. And many other media outlets.
I've always heard that they get heavily discounted ad space as well as priority.
Political ads must be charged the same as the lowest regular advertisement for a time period before the campaign. Which is why TV stations don't discount the few months before or they offer regular ads "package deals" that include discounts but it's worded so it's not the rate that's discounted.
Between political ads and constant hiv\anti-depressant drug peddling I dropped hulu.
I use uBlockOrigin so I haven't seen an ad on Youtube in... like ever. I just make it a point to patreon my favorite content creators where I can.
The mountain of political mailers, flyers, on my door are likely going to end up shredded and dumped in the floor at my local post office with all the other pre-sorted garbage this year.
The door knockers I get living in metro-boston makes me wish the "No Solicitation" sign on my porch was enforceable by baseball bat.
Its a whole ass industry and the over consumption of politics is making us worse as a society.
Ads on Hulu SUCK!
My favorite rotation was gay dating app -> HIV\Prep Ad -> Depression Meds
Like... all I wanted to do was enjoy an edible and watch the Orville...
At least WMUR has toned down its promotion of Chaos & Kindness!!!
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It's not just WMUR, it's literally every entertainment channel on the planet, including cable/satellite, YouTube, and streaming services where the user hasn't paid to remove ads. It is worse than ever and it amazes me how they think anybody is influenced one way or the other by that garbage.
Edit to add: As other commenters have mentioned, the mailed political ads alone should be keeping the USPS afloat for the next decade at least. I get AT LEAST five of them a day. And of course if it's happening here, it's happening everywhere else in the country too.
I kinda think they wouldn’t spend the money if the ads weren’t effective.
In New Hampshire, during some parts of the year, an AdBlocker is necessary to be able to use the internet, especially watch YouTube
Tis the season. I guess…
How else will you learn that Maggie Hassan is sending a billion dollars to the Boston Bomber?
Or that Don Bolduc chased terrorists on horseback!
Or how much Maggie loves the Police
It’s bad everywhere. YouTube is brutal. So is Hulu
All that money spent!
You can turn off targeted ads on YouTube and a vpn can stop them on Hulu
Bless you
This is the most important election in history!
If Bolduc gets elected, he'll ban abortion and social security!
If Hassan gets elected, she'll ban guns and gasoline!
Wait I thought Obama already banned guns, Trump cancelled social security, and Biden made gas illegal... I just can't keep up with all the fear mongering I guess.
> I just can't keep up with all the fear mongering
That must be scary, being ignorant of what might happen.
At least they could make them interesting with rando voiceovers.
“I’m Candidate and I (voiceover on) SNIFF CRAYONS.”
Mailbox is filled with negative ads every day. Makes me want everyone to lose!
This is what we deserve for allowing too much money, from inappropriate sources, to get into politics. I'll bet 80% of the funding for these comes from out of state.
I just got the mail after 3 days being gone- one bill and 17 political mailers.
Does anyone even read those fucking things? “Here, you throw this away” is more like it. What a waste.
I collect them all, and then based on total volume, vote for the thinner pile.
Genius
Lollll
I get around 1 a day in Manchester. What things are you guys signing up to?
ONE!? Lucky. You don’t sign up for this shit, you get it whether you like it or not.
Registered as independent - I get alllll the mailers. So does my spouse. It's so much waste.
This is why you should never give politicians any money at the state or federal level. It just goes into ads like this. Give your money to charity instead.
Mailbox is filled everyday with political flyers. Such a wasteful practice.
The root cause is the money in politics. Especially the unlimited from the rich and corporations that can hide their massive donations.
Man, the godsend is DVR… Whomever invented it deserves a Nobel Peace prize. Its better than the wheel, pizza and beer although the DVR does not go as well with beer like pizza, its still up there with Mother Theresa. No political ads. No any product ads. Instead of 30 minutes of tv, you cut it down to 22. Skip the weather because you live in NH, who gives a shit. Winter is cold. Put your snowplow on. Summer is hot. Take the plow off if you feel like it. I guarantee thats all you need to know. Speed through the show until you see Trump and although I’m a Republican it’s always fun to see what goofy things come out of his mouth. As a matter of fact, thats your news for this year. Go out and play on your tractor.
Yeah that’s great but how else will we know that Don Bolduc fought terrorists on horseback?
I laughed so fucking hard the first time I saw that ad.
That wins my vote! NOT!
How about the mail? I get 4-5 political letters a day
I got 6 pieces of mail yesterday and they were all political fliers
I live in an apartment building and every day my mail box is crammed with political flyers. It’s insane! I forgot to check the mail one day and after 2 days of mail the crap just burst out when I opened it. I feel bad for USPS. That’s like 3x the extra mail and so much wasted paper.
This is also what happens when parties run on a single issue. Every Dem ad is about abortion and every Repub ad is about inflation. That lends to the annoying repetition.
Eh political advertising has been obnoxious for years, not just this one. The “problem” is that NH is regularly competitive so outside groups produce ads and give money for ads. I used to live in a very blue area (80% Obama) and I assume the same is in very red areas: once you are past the primaries it’s not worth it for outsiders or national groups to spend much money on tv ads or flyers. There was so much less advertising (like I’d only get a 4 or 5 mailers per year). People trying to influence elections prioritize close races.
Look on the bright side: the jewelry ads that are on the way will make you look back fondly at these election ads.
“…how to make her Christmas a truly memorable one…”
Had to stop watching both NH and MA Chronicle because if all the ads. Ridiculous!
I find it funny that its always Bolduc followed by Hassan or visa versa.
Just squirting out ads hoping someone cares without any nuance on the content being aired potentially targeting their demographic.
Might I recommend podcasts and Spotify
There is a better way.. record your TV so you can just FF the commercials…..
That’s what we do. Very satisfying to blast by the ads.
I will NOT watch TV any other way
Even better, pass the recordings through MCEBuddy first.
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I have been getting so many in my mailbox too. Nice try, I throw that shit out as quick as it comes. Stop wasting paper to trash talk. Also stopped looking at WMUR because it's so loud as well. Can't even mute or turn it down.
I don’t even look at the ads - right in the recycle bin.
Went to my parents house for supper and they had wheel of fortune and jeopardy on, every 10 minutes it was nonstop ads for Massachusetts ballot initiatives, every single one with really exaggerated Boston accents. "I'm a fahmah"
It's insane. I saw one against Jared Golden the other day that had a CGI version of Biden saying shit, I'm sure a 60 year old with bad vision will know that it isn't real...
on my desktop its fine but on youtube on my iPhone its ridiculous
same deal, every ad break is one of our major federal races
Not to mention the YouTube ads and the sub posts
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I just watch WMUR on YouTube, and don't see any political ads.
It's everywhere.
I received 11 pieces of mail yesterday. One bill, one solicitation for a credit card, and 9 pieces of political advertisement.
Listen to 5 minutes of radio on the way to work, most of that time is interrupted by political ads.
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Hold on for one more day, things will go your way!
Ahh, yes. The great New Hampshire Propaganda Plagues, usually around Novembers, for the obvious reasons…
WMUR, however, has been spewing it for three solid years. Glad I’m not the only one out here shouting them down. They really are shameless.
sister i am in a whole entirely different state and all i see every other tv commercial is maggie hassan maggie hassan don bolduc omg
It’s called an off button.
I am only making an observation. I am sick to my stomach over all of the wasted money and resources. I really don’t want to vote for any of them.
Please don’t let stupid ads stop you from learning about the candidates and voting! You can easily go on their websites and read their plans. In most cases only one will actually have a plan but that should be all the information you need to see who’s interested in governing and who’s interested in spreading hate and fear.
Dude it’s obnoxious. It accomplishes the opposite for me.
During the Bruins games they've been playing political ads from NH, MA and ME. If I forget to mute the TV or misplace the remote it's exhausting. I only watch WMUR clips on haystack and I never watch the ads so I'm safe from that shit show.
for real. every single commercial break I get on ESPN+ is two Hassan commercials, two Bolduc commercials, without fail.
The only problem is, I live just over the river in Vermont. Even if I liked either one of you troglodytes, I can't help ya
Is it WMUrs fault or the campaigns/pacs that spend the money advertising there? As much as I hate it I thinks it’s more the latter.
They run them after the polls close . I see them on Youtube also.
The number of ads is getting worse every year.
I'm pretty sure people notice empty wallets and empty heating fuel tanks more than political ads.
I’m waiting for a item I ordered last Friday that I was supposed have Tuesday and still don’t have it. Talked to the company I bought it from and they said the political add bullshit in the mail is clogging up the whole mail system. Infuriating
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Political advertising certainly is excessive, although that's just one problem with our political system. Seeing all the comments made me curious about a few things.
Dude just find a better station on your f****** radio. It's not go online and check out the internet there's like a billion free radio stations out there. Most of them are better than that one you're listening to
WMUR is broadcast television not radio.
Shut up and vote democrat!
No
It’s super annoying since I hate all of them, but will probably vote for Don. With the gun shit going on I don’t trust any democrat in the senate and I am a huge 2A supporter. I agree with Maggie Hassan on a lot and Don on others, but gun rights are the most important thing to me rn. This current administration is a mess and the last thing i want is for them to have more control.
They are 12 days out.
You pay attention to commercials?
No! I am just making an observation.
Stop watching/listening to them?
Wmur is just straight up propaganda. It's your own fault for watching it.
Not to mention, just straight-out bad reporting.
"No one covers NH like we do." Yeah, cause everyone else literally does it better. I see NH news stories reported on NBC10 Boston/NECN sometimes DAYS before WMUR reports on it.
I watch it for the weather mostly.
WMUR just straight up click baits all their headlines and has no actual information in their stories. Like just the other day they were reporting on the construction sign in Manchester that someone hacked to put FJB on and they spent 5 minutes dancing around what happened as to not admit that people dislike the guy who can't remember what day it is pretending to be the president. I see a headline for a major crash or drug raid online and want to know more and 90% of the time their story is either one sentence or a paragraph of absolutely nothing substantial. They couldn't give people facts even if they had a gun to their head it's pathetic...
Seriously speaking I’ll take advice here. I usually prefer newspapers but I haven’t been impressed by the local offerings (I live in Nashua) so I do use the WMUR website (I don’t watch it). What’s do you think is good for local news? I’m willing to pay (assuming there’s a website or app, I’m not doing actual paper or tv it’s 2022 lol).
As I alluded to above, i prefer NBC10 Boston and their sister station NECN.
They cover all of New England pretty well (especially NECN) and don't have the oh-my-god-we're-all-gonna-die POV that WMUR and ABC in general seen to have.
I turn it on for the local weather and my husband for sports. Yeah, we could do all that online. Our own fault.
This. I long ago gave up on correct spelling, correct graphics or video for a particular story or Erin actually getting through “reporting” without clearing her throat ten times. The standards for this channel are nonexistent.
But, it’s from Manchester, NH, not LA, Chicago, Boston, etc. Small fish in a big pond so I don’t expect world class reporting.
How about ANY class! I do hear what you are saying, but come on, spelling? Can’t we at least make the effort there?
The reason you're seeing so many ads is because the dem party is flooding NH specifically with outside money and resources because some of the races are close. It's not actually Hassan that's funding the tons of Hassan ads it's the DNC and PP hiding behind the curtain.
Hate to break it to you, but it's not exclusive to the democrats. The Maine channels have just as many ads against the democrats as they do for them, and a very low percentage of them are "Paid for and authorized" by the candidate themselves.
Fuck Maggie Hassan and the nonstop crucifixion of these commercials. I’m voting for the other person just because of this BS. HOLY SHIT STOP ALREADY
> I’m voting for the other person just because of this BS
Sure you are, dude that rants about George Soros.
Good grief - the other guy is just as bad. Plus, people should look beyond these ads to find out what the candidates really stand for. Some of these ads are backed by Pacs that are not even based in NH so I wouldn’t base my vote on any of the ads.
Yes, the guy who would accept a mother's death rather than allow an abortion for medical reasons is just as bad.
I mean.
I've heard more about Bulldog or Dogdick whatever his name is policies than I have Hassan's. Every Hassan add is about abortion. I literally have not heard a single one that wasn't ABORTION. DID YOU KNOW ABORTION. ABOOOOOORTION. So like. I'm not going out of my way to dig, if all your supporters are willing to pay to tell me about is a single issue, I'm comfortable assuming that's all they and you care about.
It's probably because buldoc has said multiple times he supports a national abortion ban with zero exceptions on it. Life of the mother or the baby, doesn't matter. And he also said he basically wouldn't certify an election that his party didn't win.
🤷 Meh. I've also heard pro police, won't vote with biden 97% of the time and a few other things.
But. Literally all I've heard about Asshan is Abortion, so like. I'll go with the person who sounds like they give a shit about a few things over the person advertising one.
So, in your opinion it's okay that we just let women die from preventable reasons, as long as the candidate supports the police and won't vote with Biden, regardless as to whether it's a good idea Biden is voting for or not. And you lot wonder why everyone thinks you're pieces of shit?
You know why I've never been attacked by a bear? I don't go into the woods. It's literally just as easy to avoid needing an abortion.
As I said: can't name anything else she's for so, I'd literally vote for a handpuppet instead of her at this point. Also, Biden is partially responsible for our energy crisis and is literally degrading every public appearance. I've agreed with a few of his decisions but for the most part it seems like we don't align.
You lot screech like banshees about single issues while acting like children while ignoring genuine concerns that affect everyone.
>I don't go into the woods.
NH is over 85% forested. You basically just admitted you don't go outside.
So, no women should get pregnant then? Because most abortions are performed because of a fetal anomaly, or a risk to the mothers life. You know abortions aren't just performed because someone wants to not have a kid. Most abortions are performed on women who actually wanted a kid, but it was going to kill them, or the child wouldn't survive. Literally all we are asking is that medical decisions stay with patients and doctors. But as you said, women's lives don't matter you as long as you get to won the libs. And that's why people like you are fucking disgusting human being. Your willing to play politics with peoples fucking lives. It's a single issue, but it's a fucking big single issue. I don't want my daughter to have to potentially die some day because some piece of shit like you thinks her life isn't that important.
Bull shit. Most abortions are performed for discretionary reasons, not medical. It's literally less than 10% where the mother is at risk. Stop lying, you numpty.
I hope you teach your daughter actions have consequences so she's never in the situation to begin with, but, if you raise her like you lie, well, I'm sure she'll be just as intelligent as you and that's not a compliment.
*You're
Okay, so even going by your numbers those 10 percent should just die.
No. Ideally, they'd receive adequate care.
But I mean. If they engaged in a behavior that's known to have risks and died from a complication, that's on them.
If I go free climbing and fall, who's to blame? Me or the rocks at the bottom?
So, trying to have a family is an act that deserves death if there are preventable complications? And no, they wouldn't recieve adequate care under Buldocs complete ban. He's stated he doesn't believe in any exceptions. And if you think it's a single issue that stops people from supporting the Republicans, there are way more issues.
Abortion perspective aside, I am also inundated with Hassan ads...and she does have other ones that aren't about abortion. There was that one a month or two ago that ran all the time about rights for disabled people, a pro-police funding one, and an inflation one. All are very annoying, but it would be wrong to say that both candidate ads only cover one issue
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End Citizens United. Unlimited Corporate and Anonymous/Dark Money is ruining this country and the ads on TV are just a small part of it.