This is to all you political opponents out there, whether or not you won.
The problem with running a negative campaign is that it leaves me, the voter, with no knowledge about why I should vote for you.
I don’t know what you have done, what your strengths are or what you stand for.
It does leave me knowing a bunch of negative information about your opponent, which I tend not to believe.
It also gives me some insight into your personality and your talents on twisting the truth. Truth is, every time I ask myself if I want someone with talents like that in public office, I get a resounding “no.”
I was left last week, on the eve of the election, trying to figure out what I knew about the people I was going to vote for and, in many cases, I knew very little. The candidates spent all that money and time telling me things I didn’t believe about the people they were running against.
How can I vote for someone I know nothing about?
I used to think I’d not vote for anyone engaged in negative campaigning, but I realize I wouldn’t be able to vote in many of the races. That just doesn’t work because I’ve been voting for 30-plus years now and consider it a privilege that I am not willing to give up.
In the long run, I decided to go with the person who did the least amount of mudslinging.
Shame on those candidates who did all that mudslinging.
Kudos to those who did not.
Now that it’s all over, I am so glad to turn on the TV or radio and not have to listen to that mess.
It’s absolutely refreshing.
