Less than two weeks until the November election and the negative ads are piling up faster than autumn leaves falling off trees.
I have asked a number of different politicians why so many negative ads are being generated now and the answer is always the same, "Because they work." Why? Why do we as citizens of this great country allow those demeaning, often untrue ads to work?
A case in point is a huge postcard we recently received from a Democrat candidate giving all sorts of "facts" about his opponent and calling her a "financial train wreck." After looking at the fine print and making a few calculations, I determined that she was a victim of either an over-active imagination or outright dirty campaigning.
Yes, she had received assistance from the government, but that is what it is for, to help people in need. She asked for no more than enough to help her family through a very tough time and only took enough to get her back on solid financial ground.
If each of us only looked at the big headlines and put the postcard down, we would have taken away a far different picture of this person who only is asking to serve the public. This is just one example of the incredible number of ads from both sides of the fence that have invaded our home both as print and electronic media.
As the days until the election come and go, please make sure that you do more than just read the headlines. Look deeper, investigate, and don't let negative advertising on either side of the campaign trail sway you away from the true facts and the one question that should be foremost in everyone's mind. What does this candidate really stand for and will this individual truly represent all of us if elected?