It just seems sad to me that candides are out begging for and spending money to overwelm the electorate with advertisements. Just seems wrong...........
2007-09-25 04:07:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I agree. They are buying their votes.
2007-09-25 04:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You're absolutely right. But unfortunately, it is impossible to get well-known & your point across without media advertising & especially on a national level, it's very expensive. One way to change that would be for government to mandate a specified & equal amount of free ads for all candidates & then they'd be allowed no other means, even using their own money. But then, that would be considered socialism, and we wouldn't want that, would we?
2007-09-25 04:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And this seems like something new to you. Its as old as politics itself. That's just the way it is.
2007-09-25 04:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My vote is not so cheap that someone can buy it thanks to their political ads on TV or anything else.
It's all about how they stand on the issues, and I don't rely on their prettily packaged sound bytes to get that information.
2007-09-25 04:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you read Freakanomics you'll find they did a study that money spent had little to do with the results. If you're liked, you're liked..If not, money does not seem to bend the results..
2007-09-25 04:11:45 · answer #5 · answered by Dan B 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Election has Already been bought.
2007-09-25 05:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh that doesn't happen anymore...McCain-Feingold solved all those problems, right?
2007-09-25 04:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by makrothumeo2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋