I think you are missing quite a few of the Obama commercials and robocalls then. perhaps they are not shown in your area...

This study agrees with me:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/17/AR2008091703581.html

Despite perceptions that Sen. John McCain has spent more time on the attack, Sen. Barack Obama aired more negative advertising last week than did the Arizona Republican, says a study released yesterday.

and this one:

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/obama-and-mccains-ads-equally-negative/

Despite finger-pointing from both sides, Barack Obama and John McCain’s presidential campaigns have run almost the same number of negative local campaign ads, Nielsen Monitor-Plus reported Thursday.

Open your eyes Mike. At least be realistic and stop focusing on one single candidate as the victim and the other the evil one. It is a typical campaign (other than the money Obama has to use for his which I heard last night on the news was the highest in history).



>Are you seriously equating the degree of negative campaigning? You must just be yanking my chain. Stirring that pot, as always ;-) McCain and Palin have gone entirely negative. Have they said anything in weeks about what a McCain administration would do? Not that I've heard. All they have been doing is trying to spread increasingly desperate FUD about Obama. Obama, in contrast, didn't even mention McCain in his half hour infomercial last night, according to what I read.
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>>It's funny to hear on the news about the 'negative campaigning.' Both sides are doing it. In that sense, it is not any different than previous elections.
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>>>One thing I appreciate about living in a state where the Presidential vote is not in doubt is I haven't gotten many of the robo-calls that are supposed to be so prevalent this year. What ones I have received have been from local candidates. I'm sure you have been indundated with NC still close.
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>>>>I'm not sure whether it represents the education level of the pollster (unlikely since they read the questions) or whether it reflects what the pollster thinks the education level of the pollee is...
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>>>>Do you think there may be different polls for different states or geographic areas?
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>>>>>9. Do you pay too many taxes?
>>>>> - Dumb Q - I don't care how many I pay so long as I don't have to pay much
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>>>>>16. Do you think too many soldiers died or were injured in Iraq?
>>>>> - Dumb Q - No, there should have been at least another 30,000 to maker it interesting
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>>>>>10. Do you think the government should protect those who cannot protect themselves?
>>>>> - Dumb Q - No, they should use them as fertilizer.
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>>>>>The leader of one of the opposition parties here (Liberal Democrats - the 3rd contender in any election) caused a stink a few weeks ago when the party sent out a pre-recorded questionnaire, of him asking similarly couched Qs, to 1,000s of households. He got very short shrift from all accounts.
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>>>>>>I was called by a pollster last night. The questions surprised me. Not once was I asked who I would vote for or if I had voted. Yet the purpose of the poll was determine who I would vote for. At the end of the poll, I asked the fellow how could he tell who I would vote when that question was never asked. He informed me that they could tell by how I answered the questions. I wonder...
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>>>>>>A sample (some of them I wrote down because they were so unusual):
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>>>>>>1. Are you more concerned about terrorism or the economy?
>>>>>>2. Which candidate would you invite over to your house for dinner?
>>>>>>3. Which candidate speaks more from the heart?
>>>>>>4. Do you think the money spent on the war in Iraq would be better served at home in the U.S.?
>>>>>>5. Do you think large corporations make too much money?
>>>>>>6. Do you think the U.S. welcomes immigrants from other countries and provides a chance for economic success?
>>>>>>7. If you or a family member gets sick, is it your fault?
>>>>>>8. Do you think healthcare should be available to everyone?
>>>>>>9. Do you pay too many taxes?
>>>>>>10. Do you think the government should protect those who cannot protect themselves?
>>>>>>11. Do you think the U.S. is viewed favorably by other countries?
>>>>>>12. Do you own a gun?
>>>>>>13. How much education do you have (a. no college b. some college c. a college degree)
>>>>>>14. Do you drink? If so how much and how frequently (a. daily b. one drink a week c. several drinks a week)
>>>>>>15. If you drink, do you (a. drink beer b. drink wine...)
>>>>>>16. Do you think too many soldiers died or were injured in Iraq?
>>>>>>17. When you hear Obama speak, do you feel: (a. relaxed b. worried c. excited)
>>>>>>18. when you hear McCain speak, do you feel: (a. relaxed b. worried c. excited)
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>>>>>>Now, which questions do you think suggest Obama? Which ones McCain? Most questions were similar to those above. I know how I answered, but I'm not sure it's an accurate reflection of how I voted.
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>>>>>>Update (I meant to post this under politics - don't know how it ended up in news section)
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>>>>>>Whenever I asked for clarification on a question such as: "What do you mean by 'protect?" the pollster said he couldn't add to any question; he had to ask the question the way it was written.