Rossi ad kind of lies
A recent Dino Rossi ad states that the Christine Gregoire is ignoring a $3.2 billion budget shortfall. This is technically untrue because: “The state is facing a projected $3.2 billion budget hole next year, but it does not have a deficit today. The current budget, which runs to June 30, 2009, is balanced and the state has several hundred million dollars still in reserve [Times].” Which feels like splitting hairs, but I suppose that that’s sort of what political ads are all about. I never see the ads, and I’m not sure how much they actually influence voters, but I suppose that in a election as close as this one every little fib counts. Do you feel swayed watching this kid of thing, Metblog readers?
this is the number 1 reason i hate all this political stuff. slam campaigns do nothing but make politicians look pathetic and low. rather, i wish they would be "honest" and tell us what they believe in, instead of what their opponent is against and how much they suck.
ugh. is it november yet?
Just about everybody claims to hate attack ads and yet they WORK, which is why they’re used.
I hate Dino Rossi so much that I can’t possibly be unbiased about anything that relates to him . I do know that while I won’t let an attack ad make up my mind for me, it may influence me to look at issues I wouldn’t have otherwise considered. Whether this is a good thing or not probably depends on who is asking.