Attack Ads- Kayley Cedrone

Attack Ads Article:

• In my personal opinion, I believe that attack ads are cruel and immature. I think it creates a lot of unnecessary problems within the campaign. They bring out the worst of the candidates,  making them angry and upset. Attack ads do not only effect the candidates, but also the citizens of America who are paying attention to the 2012 Race For President. It can cause the citizens to start becoming irrational or upset, and it can make them create rude opinions about the candidates. Truthfully, there is no good when it comes to attack ads, the word just says it all. The candidates are literally attacking each other through erroneous ads. 

• As much as I hate attack ads and are totally against them, I feel as if they are necessary in a campaign. I believe that they help citizens choose who they really want to vote for. Also, it can get more people involved with the campaign and pay more attention to it. Most of all, it can really help or damage a candidates campaign. This can give the candidates an advantage at winning the election. 

• Yes, attack ads most definitely take place in today's political race. I know this because they are published everywhere. They are all over the news, in the paper, and on television. You cannot seem to get away from them. To me this seems to be a very tough battle between Romney and Obama, and attack ads the reason for this. 

Attack Ads Videos:

• Each video made me feel hatred toward the candidate being attacked. The videos made them seem so selfish and not very understanding of the problems in our nation. I felt empowered by the video's. They drew my attention and sucked me into their argument. It made me feel comfortable and made me like the candidate who approved the ad. I felt as if they were the better person and better for our country. 

• I really questioned what each candidate said. This is because you never actually know if it is true or not. Like everyone always says, "you cannot believe everything you hear/see". Therefore, I was not totally positive about who was right. It actually really confused me. How am I supposed to know what to believe and if it is true or not?

• Honestly, I do not have any political beliefs. I tend to not pay attention to the race because it confuses me and stresses me out. Also, I am not sure if I am a democratic or a republican. This is the reason to why I am stuck in the middle between Obama and Romney. I think that once I am able to vote and can get more into a presidential election I will pay more attention, but right now it does not really concern me.