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The April 3rd Elections Ken Brosky (04/05/07)
What does the April 3rd election teach us about the state of politics in general? A lot, it turns out. Because we had a delicious little catfight for State Supreme Court between Annette Ziegler and Linda Clifford. Who was the good guy, who was the bad guy? I don't have a fucking clue. Why? Because prior to the elections, the television was awash with mudslinging ads. In fact, that's all I saw--I can't say, after watching so many commercials (so much moooonnnnneeeyyyy spent), that I even know what their issues are. Don't get me wrong, I went out and looked for information, and I got some partial facts. The problem is that the majority of people in Wisconsin won't do that, just like the majority of people in the country don't bother to look up any information on national candidates. Is that completely their fault? I would argue no, because--let's face it--there are a lot of people who simply don't have enough time to go out and fact-check every single political ad they see. And there doesn't need to be more accountability. What's happening is we're seeing more and more money poured into attack ads and is creating a downward spiral. The more money they take in, the more favors our politicians need to repay. Always understand that: political contributions are repaid. Companies that donate $10,000 into a campaign expect something in return. Both candidates, according the Journal-Sentinel, say they campaigned on various issues, but the bottom line is they both campaigned on the same issue: muckraking. Political attack TV ads aimed to demonize the other opponent, and we are the ones who lost. Just like the race for governor. Voters decided to pick the worst of two evils, in this case Jim Doyle. Both candidates were corrupt. So how can we change things? Do we even have time to make a difference anymore? Who out there, besides the rich, has the time to try and make a difference? As the years go on, we will continue to spend more time making a living, with less and less free time to make a difference.
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