Imagine if political ads were federally funded with the stipulation that no other funds must be spent on advertising...
Of course, that would be too sane for the U.S.
this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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Better: no ads. Give them a website to publish their resume. Make buying airtime illegal.
I don't mind things like flyers. They let me know where local candidates stand and I wouldn't know to go to every website. But endless TV and internet ads are way too far.
A single ballotpedia like website would be my preference, but that raises censorship questions.
Apparently formula does something similar with thier team budgets. In that the League will penalize them for going over. With age of internet it's crazy to spend billions.
I can't wait to not see any of it.
What a waste of money considering more than half these ads will be twisted, borderline slanderous untruths about their political opponents.
It's a waste of money, a waste of time for the viewers, and a downright attack on truth and democracy.
There are 257 million voting age adults in the US
I'd rather they just give each of us $60 and be on our way, than endure the onslaught of stupidity and lies
It’s the real reason NH doesn’t want to lose the first primary. All their (remaining) local news and TV is fully funded by political ad money.
We should be like other countries that limit campaigning to 60-90 days prior to an election.
We won't, but we should.
Remember when you encounter the dispossessed, disenfranchised or the doomers;
If voting didn't matter; if YOU'RE vote didn't matter, the rich wouldn't spend so much to try and get it.
Excellent point! The numbers don't lie.
Cthulhu 2024: Just end it already
Thats an awful lot of bribery