Political Campaign Proposal

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Here we go again, the start of another political campaign season. The presidential primaries are stacking up to be even more intrusive than any in the past. Currently there are five democratic, and fifteen republican candidates competing for your vote. I am anticipating countless numbers of political commercials, where each of the candidates will be entering our living rooms uninvited via our televisions. As in the past their messages will all be the same. They will be telling us how much they love American and what they can do to improve our lives. My least favorite commercials are those paid for by special interest groups or political action committees. The basis for those commercials will be centered on mudslinging and finger pointing, never really speaking to the current political issues. In many of the commercials the candidates themselves will not be speaking. The commercials will have paid announcer doing all the talking. The best we can expect from a candidate is a voiceover, stating “I endorse this message.” Something must be done to stop them from taking over our televisions and wasting our time their pointless commercials. I propose combining political commercials with existing commercial promoting the sale of domestic products and goods. We are subject to television commercials every day, even when there is no …show more content…
The only disadvantage I can perceive would be; new commercials popping up from labor groups such as the United Auto Workers, Steelworkers Union and other entities not currently running television commercials. All I am looking for is a little peace and quiet without a bunch of talking heads interrupting me while I am watching my favorite television

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