Sunday, September 9, 2012
Election Campaign
There are many election campaign advertisements and debates going on. They are everywhere, the radio, television, bill boards, etc., we can't get away from them. And, I remember last year Ms. Garofano told the class I was in, I don't recall if it was AVID/IB English or TOK I, but she told us that the more cruel debates and advertisements are not shown in Minnesota because statistics show that Minnesotan voters especially do not like to see that and it may lead them to not vote. So I got to thinking about how much Minnesotan voters might be missing out on, and the information we are not getting (although we could access it but if we are not told this truth we would not know to look for it) could change an election, which is the point. I just found it interesting and was reminded of that tidbit, so yeah.
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This is interesting, I haven't heard this before. What's intriguing about this is who's behind it? I feel that the media would like to show these more angry/cruel debates, because it seems that they would naturally attract more views and, consequentially, more revenue. It must be the political parties/politicians themselves who may not want to turn away potential voters. I see how this could make sense with advertisements, but not so much with debates. Hmm. On a side note, talk about "Minnesota nice"!
ReplyDeleteYa, sure, you betcha.
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I, for one, would not vote if I witnessed high-stress, cutting debates. At least, I would be less likely to vote for a candidate who was resorting to personal attacks to undermine the other candidate. However, we as responsible voters should have a right to know what our candidates are saying.
I found myself wondering about this. I know that candidates have debates but I haven't seen any yet. It might be a little early but now I know!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I saw that the candidates/political figures took little jabs at each other at their respectful National Convention. (RNC/DNC)
The political strategy to not air the more cruel commercials and advertisements is a very smart strategy on their part. While I do not agree with the fact that we do not get all the information it is still a smart way to gather votes from people.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that even Minnesota's Politicians seem to be mild on the level of aggressive campaigning in Minnesota, but if they were in another state they are very aggressive. It just shows the irony.
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