Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote?

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I was going to vote for X, until I saw an ad and changed my mind

0% (0)

I was going to vote for X, until the news about ___ changed my mind

0% (0)

More often than not, I vote against, not for candidates

0% (0)

When I'm pissed off about candidates, I just stay home

0% (0)

When I'm pissed, I vote!

0% (0)

I can, at length, explain my candidate's positions

23% (3)

I don't really know my candidate's positions

0% (0)

I'm a single issue voter. Case closed.

0% (0)

I don't give a damn about ads. I choose the candidate, not the spin.

53% (7)

I got so tired of X's negative ads, I voted for Y

23% (3)

Other

0% (0)

Total Votes : 13

(last vote on : 8/10/2008 8:09:25 PM)
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Musicmystery -> Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:25:45 PM)
This is obviously a rambling poll encouraging discussion rather than a search for meaningful data. But where do you stand (or have you stood)? Are you truly swayed by transparent attacks? Or have you been? Yes, likely people won't be truly honest here, but hey, it's a portal for a discussion. So please explain and discuss your answers. Enjoy. Nothing's on TV anyway. Multiple selection allowed.

bipolarber -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:36:43 PM)
You left out what would have been my response: "If X runs a shitload of negative ads, I find myself turning away from him/her." I've had quite enough of the Karl Rove school of political campaigns, thanyouverymuch.

Musicmystery -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:45:39 PM)
You are exactly right. I added the choice. Thanks.

Musicmystery -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:47:26 PM)
See, here's the thing, folks.... If you're gonna vote that an ad changed your mind, kinda helps if you explain what ad and why. Thank you for your support.

TheHeretic -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:49:56 PM)
Individually, no, though sometimes an entire line of reasoning can be captured in a particular image or sound-bite. For example, Michael Dukakis was easily spun as the wrong person to carry forward the endgame of Reagan's cold war victory, the picture of him in the tank merely cemented it.

TheHeretic -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:58:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bipolarber "If X runs a shitload of negative ads, I find myself turning away from him/her." Take it to the next level, Bipo. It was the entire tone of negativity and bile from the Left that caused me to shift my vote in '04.

TheHeretic -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 12:59:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Musicmystery You are exactly right. I added the choice. Thanks. Your edit seems to have skewed the results, Muse. I voted other...

bipolarber -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 1:10:01 PM)
Yeah, and Bush turned out to be so very much the right choice, eh? Of course electing a democratic majority (but not a veto/filibuster proof one) didn't change things much.

Asherdelampyr -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 1:20:31 PM)
I would like to think not... But probably, people are influenced by everything we hear, good or bad

Alumbrado -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 1:37:21 PM)
I blew up my TV years ago, and don't see those ads. I'm not influenced by the mud slinging one way or another. Bill Bradley wrote an excellent piece about thinking that he could use his NBA popularity and his sincerity to win office without playing the usual campaign games... and how wrong he was. Nobody has a chance of winning above the most local of levels, unless they allow themselves to be 'handled' by a team with the 'win by any means neccessary' attitude. I don't fall for the 'ishooz' smoke and mirrors either.... they are too often hot button issues designed with the same goal as the mud-slinging...polemic distractions. I do vote... often, as somone here said, while holding my nose to pull the lever for the one who has least offended my sensibilities at that moment. And so we are left with pretty much the sausage...... errrr.... government we deserve. Which is I suppose, better than the alternative of waiting for a 'twuly' great and benevolent leader to be born or appointed into the position, or to take it by dint of arms.

Thadius -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 2:03:29 PM)
Afternoon Tim, What do you mean nothings on TV? The olympics are on. [;)] I actually find the ads to be humerous, however I choose the candidate that I am going to vote for based on my own research, and don't allow the spin machines to influence it directly. What I mean by the directly part is, if claims are made in a particular ad, it may lead me to research the claims made by either candidate. I have yet to make my mind up on who I will be voting for, but I am fairly certain of who I won't be voting for. Just my thoughts and postions, Thadius

Lumus -> RE: Do sound bites and negative ads influence your vote? (8/10/2008 5:09:53 PM)
Fuck it, I'm not voting for the President at all.

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