About a year and a half until the 2008 presidential election and we already have our first political ad. Mitt Romney, the republican former governor of Massachusetts, has graced us with the first of what will surely be way, way, way too many political ads. Americans shouldn't put up with anymore "dithering" in Washington, says Romney. Do you mean dithering like filming TV ads when you should be coming up with a feasible plan for the Iraq situation?
All political affiliations aside, I find myself wondering what the purpose of these ads is. There will be so many of the same vague ads making sweeping generalizations about America and then ending with the same lame campaign slogans. The name on the commercial is the only real difference. The only reason candidates keep advertising, and advertising heavily, is because if they don't, their opponents will. And a presidential hopeful can't afford to let any opponent have more time on the air then him or her. It is, after all, a game of publicity.
I believe there is an easy solution to this: Make campaign ads illegal. First, they are a waste of money. Second, any voter who bases his or her opinion on one commercial should not be deciding the future of America. Do some research for God's sake. And finally, it gives unfair advantages to candidates who can afford more commercials than others.
Imagine it. Not only would the presidential election process be more fair and intellegence-based, it would be a lot less annoying too.
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