Sick of Mudslinging Yet?
If you live in one of the 11 states where a Senate race is closely contested, you may be thinking of leaving home until after the November election. One study found that voters are seeing an attack on a candidate in 3 of every 4 Senate ads. For example:
A Republican candidate claimed that his opponent "funded organizations linked to terrorists." The organization, Points of Light Foundation, was founded by George H. W. Bush and has given nothing to groups the U.S. government considers to be terrorists. A Democratic candidate accused his opponent of complicity in an attack that murdered a couple and raped their daughter. The victims' family was so offended by the ad's distortions that they demanded it be removed from the air.
Other races aren't better. For instance, 80 percent of ads in the Connecticut governor's race have been negative. One television viewer says, "We've learned to use the mute. It's a very important button. We just can't wait for election day because then the ads will be over." Most of us feel the same way.
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