From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!greg
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: Political Advertising Query
Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.2413
Posted: Mon Oct 25 10:21:52 1982
Received: Wed Oct 27 10:40:24 1982
References: ucbvax.8905


I agree with WildBill -- I live in Southern California and have yet to hear
a political ad that was FOR a candidate instead of AGAINST the opponent.
I'm glad to know it's not just me that's irked by this.  Curiously, most
of the ads that give reasons that ostensibly are supposed to make me vote
against some individual make me want to vote for them instead -- but that
may be because I'm iconoclastic.  The same thing is occuring to some extent
with the ballot propositions as well -- very few of them are conducting a
campaign on their own merits but are attacking the opposition.  Maybe none
of them have any merits?  I would like to know if this is widespread, too.
I like to think that political campaigners have more morals than is being
exibited here in California......