Sadly, the tv ads tend over the years to have a Je...

Sadly, the tv ads tend over the years to have a Jerry Springer kind of feel to them. They play up the skeletons in people's closets and the things someone said or did long ago. If at age 40 or 50 one can have a completely clean record and have never had one ounce of any adversity or caused anyone to dislike him/her then that person is someone who probably has not really done much with his or her life. People who are out there, making a difference, rattling cages--making changes for the better of others will undoubtedly cause others to have a critical eye on him/her. Certainly the person who has caused someone harm, done illegal things, or stolen money...or absconded with license plates for her friends....should be brought before the public for his/her deeds if those deeds reflect on the office he/she is running for. However, I find that the media talks down to the public, and just likes to plant the seeds of disgust in the ignorant minds so that when we go to the polls and we are standing there with our minds numb from the day, and we can barely remember our own names much less who these people are that we are filling in ovals for--the critical ads will pop up in our little goldfish minds and cause us to fill in the oval for the other guy/gal. Evil..but sadly it works. Certainly better than in other areas of the world where your family is threatened if you do not vote for a certain person.