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ShadowFox · Aug 25, 2008, 01:04 am

Is anyone else tired of them? It just irritates me so much. I would be less likely to vote for a candidate if they used a smear campaign. It gives the feeling that they think they can't win unless they make their opponent seem worse then them. If that candidate is really the best choice or at least a good choice for the office, they shouldn't have to do things like that.

So, what are your opinions of mud slinging?

Night · Aug 25, 2008, 01:28 am

I'm really not affected by it, any smart politician knows that they have to do it.

thebuescherman · Aug 25, 2008, 01:23 pm

I had hoped that Senator McCain would take the higher road, but it appears he fell well beyond my expectations. A lot about him has changed, and I don't know if I can vote for him any more. A protest vote may be in order.

Gods_Mercenary · Aug 25, 2008, 07:24 pm

Hmm, I used to like the man, at least, but now I see what washington has done to him, maybe it just took a little longer with him than most.

thebuescherman · Aug 25, 2008, 09:20 pm

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Hmm, I used to like the man, at least, but now I see what washington has done to him, maybe it just took a little longer with him than most.

I think he was great right up until he clinched the presumptive nomination.

J. Askiloupos · Aug 25, 2008, 09:38 pm

If you are of genuine Presidential stock/material, you shouldn't have to run a smear campaign.

Unfortunately, the modern political climate is such that running for public office has mudslinging included as part and parcel of its process.

Annoying.

Gods_Mercenary · Aug 25, 2008, 10:28 pm

Given that Thomas Jefferson was involved in mudslinging, I'd have to disagree.

Aussie · Aug 25, 2008, 11:07 pm

Smear campaigns only work as well as the people receive them. If people only looked beyond the smear and investigated the claims objectively, the campaigns wouldn't work. The Labor party in Australia didn't run a heavy smear campaign unlike the government at the time and they won.

Hurt · Aug 26, 2008, 12:26 am

I don't care too much for smear campaigns.

I mean. eh. maybe if they're done badly, then I'd be discouraged to vote for somebody.. *cough* McCain! *cough*

J. Askiloupos · Sep 2, 2008, 09:56 am

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Given that Thomas Jefferson was involved in mudslinging, I'd have to disagree.

Because he was a Great American Hero?

Have you actually researched Jefferson's views and behavior?

If you did so, you'd find that all sorts of disqualifications existed, mostly on the basis that the man flew in the face of all that Americans now believe to be good and decent.

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ShadowFox Seeking the Unknown Location: Southern California Posts: 2,029	Smear Campaigns Is anyone else tired of them? It just irritates me so much. I would be less likely to vote for a candidate if they used a smear campaign. It gives the feeling that they think they can't win unless they make their opponent seem worse then them. If that candidate is really the best choice or at least a good choice for the office, they shouldn't have to do things like that. So, what are your opinions of mud slinging? Knowledge is power, use it well. Don't fear the unknown, seek to understand it

Aug 25, 2008, 01:23 pm	#3 (permalink)
thebuescherman Un-molten Ash Posts: 569	I had hoped that Senator McCain would take the higher road, but it appears he fell well beyond my expectations. A lot about him has changed, and I don't know if I can vote for him any more. A protest vote may be in order. I'm sorry, but I'd agree with you if you were right. www.martiniwarehouse.com

Aug 25, 2008, 07:24 pm	#4 (permalink)
Gods_Mercenary Altruism Assassin Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,977	Hmm, I used to like the man, at least, but now I see what washington has done to him, maybe it just took a little longer with him than most. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

Aug 25, 2008, 09:38 pm	#6 (permalink)
J. Askiloupos Home Once More Location: Greece Posts: 224	If you are of genuine Presidential stock/material, you shouldn't have to run a smear campaign. Unfortunately, the modern political climate is such that running for public office has mudslinging included as part and parcel of its process. Annoying. ..."Light up the Darkness" - Bob Marley...

Aug 25, 2008, 01:28 am	#2 (permalink)
Night Flaming Homosexual Location: Las Vegas, NV (USA) Posts: 1,125	I'm really not affected by it, any smart politician knows that they have to do it.

Aug 25, 2008, 10:28 pm	#7 (permalink)
Gods_Mercenary Altruism Assassin Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,977	Given that Thomas Jefferson was involved in mudslinging, I'd have to disagree. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

Aug 25, 2008, 11:07 pm	#8 (permalink)
Aussie Hot Lava Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,355	Smear campaigns only work as well as the people receive them. If people only looked beyond the smear and investigated the claims objectively, the campaigns wouldn't work. The Labor party in Australia didn't run a heavy smear campaign unlike the government at the time and they won. I reject your reality and insert my own!

Aug 26, 2008, 12:26 am	#9 (permalink)
Hurt le tired Posts: 687	I don't care too much for smear campaigns. I mean. eh. maybe if they're done badly, then I'd be discouraged to vote for somebody.. cough McCain! cough "If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words."