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Chris
11-04-2012, 01:31 PM
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@ RIP positive ads in 2012 (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83262.html?hp=f2)

I'm not so sure they should add Contrast to Negative side. But campaigns are increasingly negative, returning to the negativity seen historically.

Captain Obvious
11-04-2012, 10:58 PM
Crap is king.

Chris
11-04-2012, 11:51 PM
No, Obama is--oh, same thing.

Deadwood
11-05-2012, 12:03 AM
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@ RIP positive ads in 2012 (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83262.html?hp=f2)

I'm not so sure they should add Contrast to Negative side. But campaigns are increasingly negative, returning to the negativity seen historically.



Bitch all you want, they run negative ads because they work.

It is the FUD principal. Create Fear, uncertainty and doubt

GrassrootsConservative
11-05-2012, 12:04 AM
What about Odumba's strategy?

LAP - Lies-A-Plenty

Adelaide
11-05-2012, 12:12 AM
Canada has seen a rise in negative advertisements during our election seasons - I remember reading an article about how our election process is being influenced by the US elections. I anticipate that as yours increase, so to shall ours.

Shame, really.

Kizzume
11-05-2012, 12:18 AM
The democrats sure learned not to do another Kerry again...

KC
11-05-2012, 01:40 AM
Bitch all you want, they run negative ads because they work.

It is the FUD principal. Create Fear, uncertainty and doubt

You forgot "loathing." Comes after "fear."


The democrats sure learned not to do another Kerry again...

Too bad the Republicans didn't. Seriously, the parallels between Kerry and Romney are really kinda remarkable.

http://blogs.rep-am.com/worth_reading/files/2012/01/mitt-romney-john-kerry-comparison-similarities-alike.jpg

patrickt
11-05-2012, 09:49 AM
The democrats sure learned not to do another Kerry again...

Democrats learned to run candidates with no history other than one they wrote themselves. I couldn't believe Sen. Kerry's nomination where he saluted and said, "Reporting for duty." Gov. Bush didn't stand a chance in 2000 running against an incumbent VP and stood even less of a chance against Sen. Kerry.

That said, I'm not sure how much credence I give the Wesleyan Media Project. What is a negative ad is a very subjective assessment.

Cigar
11-05-2012, 09:54 AM
Chrysler is moving Jobs to China, don't listen to what the Chrysler and GM CEOs say, what do they know about their own Industry ... listen to Mitt ... he knows better.

Deadwood
11-05-2012, 06:18 PM
Canada has seen a rise in negative advertisements during our election seasons - I remember reading an article about how our election process is being influenced by the US elections. I anticipate that as yours increase, so to shall ours.

Shame, really.




There is a line here though. Remember when Kim Campbell ran ads showing Jean Chretien's face, a deformity he was born with. It back fired and the Tories were reduced to two seats from 264. They tread lightly here and the negative ads are usually third party, usually unions attacking the government. In Canada third party ads cannot endorse a particular candidate, only "discuss" issues, of the vehemence of the attacks are much less.

Deadwood
11-05-2012, 06:23 PM
You forgot "loathing." Comes after "fear."



Too bad the Republicans didn't. Seriously, the parallels between Kerry and Romney are really kinda remarkable.



Well, other than a distortion of the user name and what it stands for, it does usually produce a loathing - the created fear in demonizing a candidate is deep and very personal.

The US is becoming more and more about personalities, or rather the created perception of the personality. You are correct, Kerry tried it with Bush and got his clock cleaned badly.

I do not see where Romney has done anything like that. At least what we get here, through the filter of a border and a democrat state - Washington is that the Republicans have hammered away at the economy while the Democrat ads talk about Romney, Romney, Romney,

But then Washington is not exactly a "battleground state"