This election has for me been a time of great sadness. Political campaigns have and to some degree are legitimizing campaign strategies that completely cloud the real issues and base all advertising on personal attack.
As a swing state we are being absolutely bombarded with commercials on a level that has reached maddening proportions. I am particularly disappointed in the McCain Campain for this campaign strategy.
What I am beginning to object to is that young people moving towards voting age are being taught by this barrage that issues do not matter. The idea is how much dirt you can either gather or manufacture on your opponent.
According to friends in California many States are not getting the same advertising that we are. The commercials you in non swing states are getting is far more tame and far more common sense oriented. You are not getting the absolute mind numbing and moronic false accusations and innuendo that we are getting.
We all need to take real hard action after November 4th to bring this style of campaign to a final end. The end of innuendo substituted for fact would be a great service to all of us.
How many of you are getting this level of venom in your adverstising?