Originally Posted by
pjohns
There are some primaries underway in Tennessee--actually, they will be fully underway in November--and the various candidates are now advertising.
Most of the ads are very negative.
I simply cannot understand why most politicians wish to concentrate more upon causing others to dislike their opposition, rather than to concentrate upon the public's liking them.
Could it be because negative emotions are usually greater motivators than positive ones?
Or could it be because they believe that it is futile to try to make the public warm up to any politician?
Or perhaps both?
Or something else, altogether?
Some thoughts on the matter?