Allowing more negative ads would only discourage even more people from running for elected office. The quality of candidates may only decline. Comedian Stephen Colbert even tried to pull a prank by claiming he is running for “president of the United States of South Carolina” – with the help of a super PAC.
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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:
6. Super PACs can more easily go negative than a candidate’s own TV ads.
