Who will you vote for?

This is a time dishonored method held by most short minded politicians and their war cabinet of PR marketeers and lawyers.

No one politician wants to take his or her own finger off of the attack ad trigger because they're afraid that they'll continue to be shot at by their respective challenger and political opponents.

Then they should lead by example. Ignore the chatter and be up front with their intentions.

You're preaching to the converted. I'd rather know what policies and platforms the particular candidates are running on rather then whether they've heard the latest rumor that their candidate might have worn a dress at a high school Halloween party, etc....

Sorry did not mean to preach. Just frustrated.

Why would any politician in their right mind set about demonstrating a platform and policies when it is not required of them? I would have to be more forthright in a job application to Walmart than these guys are. And who among them wants the troublesome accountability that would undoubtedly ensue?
No no. A simple "D" or "R" and a worthy mechanism for slinging mud will suffice. This is a "if it aint broke, don't fix it" scenario as far as politicians are concerned. The nature of US politics has the electorate by the short hairs. You gotta vote for someone. What are you gonna do? Not vote for any of them?

Actually... That's exactly what I do.

The fact is that politicians have learned. They have learned that Americans are swayed by anger and fear. They have learned that spending more money on slick television ads results in votes. And they have learned that attack ads are the most effective ads that money can buy and that cheap slogans work where in depth logic doesn't.

How have politicians learned? The Swift boat ads won a presidency as did Willie Horton before that. The stimulus package that every non-partisan economist says was necessary and successful is no a political liability. Completely untrue stories of death panels still have an effect on this election.

It is all nice and good to think that politicians who are positive, direct and forward facing will be respected and rewarded by the American public. In truth the exact opposite is true, Americans reward misleading tactic, divisive simplistic demagoguery and fear mongering with their votes.

It is wrong to blame the politicians for giving Americans what we obviously want.

Sure. After all, a decision to do nothing is a decision.

I will not vote for any Obama democrats.

interesting, i don't think attack ads go far enough, i'd allow outright lies, with no consequence, that would liven things up

not that there aren't outright lies now, but stuff like one candidate clothes are made entirely of puppy skin, another bathes in the blood of babies, the more outrageous the better

DJ lives in a house built with kitten skeletons. He robs the graves of other people's grandmothers and uses their corpses to fuel his baby seal fat rending facility.

Do you want this man to legalize and fund a massive federal program that pays excons to throw lit fireworks at your children as they head off to school each morning? That's his campaign's signature promise!

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i always barbecue babies before eating them, cooks some of the fat off

Aaahh... ya got me! I am anothing doer. So what is your stance on nothing doers?