Negative Campaigning

[Ellen]

What's your opinion on it?

[goldilockz]

I think it's more detrimental than it is helpful.

If they spent half as much energy on the REAL issues at hand rather than trying to degrade their opponents, I a lot more would get done.

[Wicked]

It's worked in the past so I am not surprised when they do it. I prefer a candidate that doesn't spend all of his time talking about how bad the other candidate is and what they are against.

It is a useful distraction technique though. People buy into stupid **** sometimes. When someone spends more time talking bad about their opponent it makes me wonder what they are trying to distract people from seeing about themselves.

[TheBryTree]

I am highly turned off by anyone who spends more time talking badly about someone else than focusing on more important things.

This especially holds true for presidential campaigns.

I don't want a president who acts more like a middle school girl than I did.

[Ellen]

I would much rather know what a candidate stands for than what he/she believes is bad about the other candidate. Tell me what you can do for me.

[mpicky]

I don't like it. I hope for 2 reasons that Obama doesn't do it (one involves panties, search my posts if you want to know more).

[*Cassie*]

it's immature, childish and it sucks.