tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post2409134962573549606..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-16979848300913435732012-09-05T18:18:19.379+01:002012-09-05T18:18:19.379+01:00Jean, I sometimes envy your system there. I like t...Jean, I sometimes envy your system there. I like that the campaigning is limited to a few weeks. Here, the campaigning for the next election begins the day after the current election. <br /><br />The amount of money spent is obscene. I read somewhere that the those in Congress need to raise a minimum of $10,000 per day of their term in office in order to have money to run for re-election.<br /><br />And this year is going to break records re money spent after the Citizens United decision of the US Supreme Court.stash haushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244605573080920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-6437665390867551142012-09-05T15:46:56.492+01:002012-09-05T15:46:56.492+01:00I'm not in a battleground state but you still ...I'm not in a battleground state but you still get bombarded with local political ads in addition to the national ads. Not only are there political ads from the parties themselves there are ads from the political action committees (PACs) that don't have the same restrictions as the party ads. This year there has been the addition of the super PACs, groups that are able to amass millions of dollars from donors, to slam the other party's candidate. I did away with TV a few years ago and don't miss the barrage at all. It would be nice to have just assigned times for the parties with no ads from outside entities.FiberQathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524481267771726089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-46546539538207695782012-09-05T14:34:42.058+01:002012-09-05T14:34:42.058+01:00NJ and NY are solidly in the blue (Democratic) cat...NJ and NY are solidly in the blue (Democratic) category and as a result, we get fewer of the ads than those in battleground states. We have to go on the Internet to see what the talking heads are talking about!<br /><br />Beverly in NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-41362841123366822772012-09-05T10:43:01.668+01:002012-09-05T10:43:01.668+01:00The three states where our family is clustered (Mi...The three states where our family is clustered (Michigan, Ohio, and New Hampshire) are all considered "battleground states" so we have seen more than our fair share of political advertisements. Perhaps that explains my rather jaundiced view of the proceedings!<br /><br />Barbara M. In NH<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-31659591046136620402012-09-05T10:35:55.499+01:002012-09-05T10:35:55.499+01:00It's actually quite easy to not notice the pol...It's actually quite easy to not notice the political ads. If one watches most of their television from their dvr it's unlikely they'll ever look at any of the ads, political or otherwise. The robo calls are another story. No one listens to them either, but they still clog up answering machines for those of us who cling to our landline telephones.Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-68119578878843194982012-09-05T09:31:16.141+01:002012-09-05T09:31:16.141+01:00I wish there was no political advertising here eit...I wish there was no political advertising here either. We have actually had a senior union man say he believes donations to political parties should cease and they should be taxpayer funded. That would cut down nicely on the outrageous advertising hype!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com