It does not matter from which candidate or party or what the truth is, bombardment by constant and repetitive ads since Labor Day turns people off. Politicians know that it works, but is it fair to candidates who don’t join the media arms race?
A more useful measurement would be how much candidates spent on TV, radio, print and web advertisements. I prefer to vote for candidates who message specifics on how they could help us.
Per state law, copy of literatures and ads used must be filed post-election. Currently, fact checking and submitted the pre-election are not required.
If ad message were stated falsely or if ad were done against the law, it’s up to the opposition to raise a red flag. How do voters know what’s real and who’s good?
Vote Maio. I propose legislatively an election literature integrity check done by state’s Public Campaign Finance Board (PCFB) and city’s Campaign Finance Board (CFB).
In report sent by PCFB and CFB to candidates after every reporting period, there would be a section on advertisements stating amount spent and whether those ads submitted conformed to law.
Politicians running our government don’t want it, and calling false advertisement “free speech”. They should know. They wrote the law.
I would start by checking past advertisements, and identify offenders.
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