From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:UNKNOWN:wildbill
Newsgroups: net.general
Title: Political Advertising Query
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8905
Posted: Thu Oct 21 23:22:47 1982
Received: Fri Oct 22 03:44:13 1982

     Since there doesn't seem to be a net.politics or a net.poli-sci,
(whatever happened to fa.poli-sci?) I guess this is as good a place as any
for this message.
     It seems that the ad hominem argument has become far and away the
most popular style of political advertisement these days. Almost every
person running for office in Northern California seems to be trying in
any way possible to cut down his/her opponent rather than focusing on the
campaign issues. About the only issue-oriented commentary comes when the
opponent has taken some simply outrageous stand which can be used against
him/her regardless of where the voter may stand in the political spectrum,
which also falls into the ad hominem category. Anyway:
     Is this strictly a local phenomenon? (Presumably, So. Cal. types are
also getting the Brown-Wilson and Bradley-Deukmejian mudfights.) What other
areas of the country are observing this? When will the first libel suit ensue?

					I'm not afraid to cast my ballot,
					Bill Laubenheimer
					ucbvax!wildbill
					csvax.wildbill@berkeley

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