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Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« on: November 08, 2006, 09:21:26 AM »
The Massachusetts race for Governor was between the Republican Kerry Healey and the Democrat Deval Patrick.

Healey is the Lt. Governor under Mitt Romney and she ran a negative campaign against Patrick. She lost the race and I think one of the major reasons was her campaign strategy. It was classless and offensive to many people even those who supported her.

The question stands, do negative campaigns work? I realize this is a generalized question and that every race is different but in general do they work?
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2006, 09:22:52 AM »
I don't think they have a monster effect.  Most people vote along the party lines, making changes only when an issue really pisses them off (like iraq)
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2006, 09:30:49 AM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on November 08, 2006, 09:22:52 AM
I don't think they have a monster effect.  Most people vote along the party lines, making changes only when an issue really pisses them off (like iraq)

I would bet for the most part you are correct. Lincoln Chafee a Republican Senator from Rhode Island ran a somewhat negative campaign against his Democrat rival Sheldon Whitehouse and I don't think it negatively effected him.

Chafee also separated himself from Bush in the campaign. He ran ads saying he didn't agree with the war and that he voted against it. I thought that was an interesting strategy for a Republican.
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2006, 09:42:31 AM »
The Republican party ran negative ads against Harold Ford Jr. and they seemed to work!
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2006, 09:45:18 AM »
Of course they work.  That's why they are used in every single election. 
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2006, 09:54:38 AM »
Quote from: Beach Bum on November 08, 2006, 09:45:18 AM
Of course they work.  That's why they are used in every single election. 

How's that whole campaign of yours to ban sexual activity for anyone under the age of 30 that isn't married working out for you? Are you meeting a lot of resistance?
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2006, 11:06:25 AM »
Like most forms of advertising, they work!  Bah!

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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2006, 11:08:59 AM »
Quote from: ieffinhatecardio on November 08, 2006, 09:54:38 AM
How's that whole campaign of yours to ban sexual activity for anyone under the age of 30 that isn't married working out for you? Are you meeting a lot of resistance?
sniker sniker........ ;D
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2006, 11:17:21 AM »
Check out this ad by santorum.... BWAHAHAHAHAHAhahahah scroll down to Youtube video

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Santorum_knocks_out_wrestler_in_new_1025.html
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2006, 06:13:22 PM »
They are all scumbags. Both sides of the aisle. Liars all.
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2006, 06:20:45 PM »
it really depends on how over the top they go and what they are alledging
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2006, 06:21:08 PM »
Quote from: bmacsys on November 08, 2006, 06:13:22 PM
They are all scumbags. Both sides of the aisle. Liars all.
True, but a ballance of power between liars is better than liars with absolute power....
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Re: Do negative campaign ads. work or do they backfire more often than not?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2006, 06:24:52 PM »
Quote from: Berserker on November 08, 2006, 06:21:08 PM
True, but a ballance of power between liars is better than liars with absolute power....

True. Maybe if both sides lie the truth is somewhere in the middle.
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