Eight reasons to hit ‘mute’ during TV ads by super PACs

First Iowa, now Florida, have seen the first wave of political TV ads from super PACs – mostly negative – that will smother the 2012 presidential elections. Voters have an easy way to avoid such ads: the mute button. Here are eight reasons to use it:

7. Reforms are afoot to curb or eliminate super PACs.

The most commonly talked about reform is a constitutional amendment, but that’s a long shot. In Massachusetts, Republican incumbent Sen. Scott Brown and his likely challenger, Democrat Elizabeth Warren, just signed an agreement – The People’s Pledge – to persuade super PACs not to participate in their closely watched race. It’s unclear how such a cease-fire could be enforced.

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