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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Friday, November 01, 2002 :::
I'm not sure, Dean, about negative advertising. Its negative effects may be over-rated, but they exist. You have to separate good negative ads from bad negative ads, though -- deeply personal attacks are not the same as "comparative" issue-oriented ads. Tone is also relevant -- Mitt Romney has some funny negative ads and some scowly/scary negative ads up, and I know I react better to the funny ones. I've talked to someone who I think is a swing voter who plans to vote for O'Brien because of the dark ones.
This did surprise me, though, because O'Brien has nasty ads up, too. I'm most pissed off at O'Brien immediately after I've seen one of her ads. They tend to center around the fact that Romney invested heavily in some company that laid off workers, presumably implying that this has something to do with the job security of private sector employees under a Romney administration. Or maybe they think I'd rather not see state employees lose their jobs.
It would be to the advantage of the Romney campaign to show me one of her ads immediately before I vote.
::: posted by Steven at 9:23 AM
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