Comments on: Campaign Ads in Battleground States May Confuse, Not Win, Swing Voters http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/10/21/campaign-ads-in-battleground-states-may-confuse-not-win-swing-voters/ A blog about science, politics, and how to let each help the other without compromising them both. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Michael Swanson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/10/21/campaign-ads-in-battleground-states-may-confuse-not-win-swing-voters/#comment-3617 Michael Swanson Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:47:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/10/21/campaign-ads-in-battleground-states-may-confuse-not-win-swing-voters/#comment-3617 I've found that I am more involved and actively interested in this election and in state and local measures than I have ever been. I stopped watching TV about a year ago, and have been relishing the fact that I haven't seen ANY political ads, except the small handful that I have actively sought out online. I'm not angered at or weary of - except in principle - the endless barrage of vague and misleading ads. I read about the issues, I read about the candidates, and I feel more confident than I ever have that I am casting an informed, researched vote. I do, of course, very much enjoy watching a candidate make a fool of him or herself on YouTube! Portland, Oregon I’ve found that I am more involved and actively interested in this election and in state and local measures than I have ever been. I stopped watching TV about a year ago, and have been relishing the fact that I haven’t seen ANY political ads, except the small handful that I have actively sought out online. I’m not angered at or weary of - except in principle - the endless barrage of vague and misleading ads. I read about the issues, I read about the candidates, and I feel more confident than I ever have that I am casting an informed, researched vote. I do, of course, very much enjoy watching a candidate make a fool of him or herself on YouTube!

Portland, Oregon

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