With the results in from Indiana and North Carolina, the race for the democratic nomination is starting to see some resolution. Just last week, a noted super-delegate publicly pledge their support for one candidate, stating that part of his decision was made because of the negative campaign ads of the other candidate.
We here at The Oscar Show want to know what you think. The show that follows is a repeat concerning the effects of Negative Campaign ads. After listening to this show, we encourage our listeners to go on-line to WTJU.net and click on the Blogs and Pods link on the left hand side of the page. Follow that link to The Oscar Show site where you will be able to read the copy of the story as well as listen again. We want to hear your comments on this subject or the campaign in general. Enjoy the show and let us hear from you!!!
In today’s show, adapted from an article recently published on the Oscar Web site written by Brevy Cannon, we look at the research of University of Virginia politics professor Paul Freedman which suggests that the ever-growing barrage of political ads actually contributes to citizen education and engagement, and only rarely have negative impacts.
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