You know, every year when elections come around, from local to national, I get tired very fast of all of the mud-slinging that the parties do against each other and I'm really sick of it.
Honestly, I don't care about what that person can't do or how they voted. And you know why? Because the ad only tells you what they voted against, not what they voted for in it's place, or what the candidate voted for because they were voting against something else.
For example, you will often hear that a candidate is evil because they voted against a bill that would have given our children 1.5 million dollars for physical improvements to their schools and school supplies. But what the ad doesn't say is that the candidate voted against that bill because they are pushing a different bill that will use that 1.5 million dollars towards raising the salaries of the teachers in the school districts of the children.
The other thing I'm tired of is hearing why the other candidate is bad. I don't care what that candidate can't do, I want to know what you CAN do. Just because the other candidate can't get out of bed in the morning and tie is own shoes doesn't mean that you can, or maybe you're hiding the fact that you can't brush your teeth while standing up.
I'm just tired of these campaign ads that talk to the lowest denominator and use sensationalism to win votes rather than actually talking about issues.
Although it does remind me of why the US has an electoral college for choosing a president and once again I'm reminded of why I don't mind it.