Dems Negativity Seemingly Ineffective
Kerry appeals for end to election advertising war
Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) appealed for an end to the TV advertising war that has marked his election battle against President George W. Bush (news - web sites). Kerry said the avalanche of negative television spots and attacks being shown on US screens was scaring off voters.
"Americans need a real conversation over our future," Kerry said in a speech at a school in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
"What they don't need is all these trumped up advertisements, they just make people curl up and walk away," added the Massachusetts senator.
"I'm calling them 'misleadisments,'" Kerry said of the adverts. "It's all scare tactics ... because (Bush) has no record to run on."
The Democrats have complained bitterly about a new advertisement that shows Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), September 11 hijack leader Mohamed Atta, Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and the ruins of the World Trade Center, and questioned whether Kerry was up to dealing with them.
A statement called the spot, run by the Republican group Progress for America Voter Fund, the latest in a series of "desperate and despicable attack ads" aimed at diverting attention from Bush's record.
The Democrats have rolled out a new advert of their own, titled "Despicable," in which they accused the Bush administration of "playing politics with terror" and dividing the country to win a second term at the White House.
A group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has also been at the center of the television advertising battle with controversial spots aimed at discrediting Kerry's Vietnam War record. The adverts accused the decorated Vietnam War veteran of exaggerating or lying about his exploits.
In Wisconsin, Kerry also made a personality attack against the president, saying that he and his rival are both children of privilege, but Bush considers his comfortable position an entitlement.
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posted by Righty at 11:49 AM
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...run by the Republican GROUP Progress for America Voter Fund
...The DEMOCRATS have rolled out a new advert of their own...
...A GROUP called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has ...
Do you see the fundamental difference here? These are independent groups running the pro-Bush adds. It is the Democratic National Committee running incredibly negative adds to help Kerry. The Bush campaign and the RNC don't really run negative adds. But, You have people like Kennedy, Gore, Dean, and Daschle who make off the wall, extremely negative comments, which in many cases are bold faced lies, towards the President of the United States. They are elected officials [I should say most are - Gore now owns a candle shop or something I guess], they should not be engaging in lies toward the President, no matter what there opinion is.
You don't see Dole, Gingrich, or Guiliani out there bashing and lying about Kerry. They call him a flip flopper, which is pretty legitimate, he has a record of not taking a stand on the issues.
It is a combination of independent groups and the Democratic party itself who spin the negative adds. They are desperate and Kerry's comments above are a cover up because they aren't working.
As far as scare tactics go in general, if you think a person who changes his mind at the first sign of shifting public opinion is best fit to run this country, we all should be scared.
September 28, 2004 12:28 PM
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