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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Thus my claim that the ads are also for the ignorant. In my opinion, people that are completely swayed by smear ads, as opposed to doing some research on the subject before forming an opinion, shouldn't vote. There are too many options for gathering information about the candidates, even for the poor.
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You're right on there, JD. Many people can't tell you where candidates stand on the issues that are important to them. So, ignorance takes over and they vote for the one whose ads influenced them or they vote for who their favorite radio or tv personality tells them to vote for.