Attack Ads in Today's Political Race Response

Attack Ads in Today's Political Race Response
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• I feel that attack ads are wrong and unnecessary. They cause too many problems between the candidates and voters, and people get the wrong idea. When Mitt Romney discussed about his opinion on abortion, Obama's campaign turned it around into making voters think that he thought that abortion was never necessary. In reality, that was not the case at all; Romney's view was just deliberately misinterpreted. 
• Although attack ads can be harmful, I think they are necessary for campaigns. By using these attack ads, campaigns can grow and become more popular by the voters. When Mitt Romney's campaign attacked Obama, people would question Obama's campaign and support Romney. Romney questioned Obama's Americanism and in result, so did the voters. People accused him for being Muslim and other religions. This would help Romney's campaign because people would want to support his campaign, if the opposing one lied about their religion or nationality. 
• Attack ads do happen in today's political race. People watching the ads believe what they see on the television and assume it's the truth. They do not bother checking to see if it is a real accusation or not. Romney and Obama use attack ads on each other to attract voters to their own campaign. Romney's attack ad on Obama was when he accused him of being from another nationality or religion than he claimed to be. Voters watching the ad on television would not check to see if this accusation was false or not, they would believe what they see. This would help Romney's campaign if people found Obama's "actions" to be unacceptable. Obama's attack ad on Romney was when he messed with Romney's words and transformed him to an abortion-hater. Voters, especially women, would find this preposterous and support Obama's campaign. 

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• Each attack ad made me feel that the person it was attacking, was causing too many problems in society. It made me think that these people were making bad decisions. The candidates seemed less powerful when they were being attacked; they seemed unorganized. The attack ads portrayed them as unworthy presidents for this country.
• At first, I did not question what was being said on the ads. But after thinking about the ad later on, I realized that what was said may not be truthful. The candidates doing the attacking may have exaggerated when describing their opponent's opinions on the problem. This made me realize that when voters are watching these ads on the television, they would believe what the ads are discussing because they do not have the time like I had to think about each ad. 
• I do not have a person political belief; I consider myself as an independent. I lean towards a Democrat, though. This would make me believe more of what the Democrats campaign is saying, rather than a Republican's. I believe this is because I would want the Democrats to win the campaign, so I have more of a motivation to believe in their opinions. Also, since they are the political party that I lean towards, I believe in their views. Therefore, when the candidate discusses their political beliefs, I would most likely agree to it.

• I will read and comment on my other classmate's blogs.