Campaigns should be limited to 2 months and a spending limit of say $5 mil. If you can’t connive your voters to vote for you in that time, you lose. Best conniver wins
US elections are ridiculous. They are just never freaking ending and where the politicians judge success by the number of election victories not by the policies they put in place. What would make this constant electioneering fun would be to force political ads to be 100% honest and be subject to civil trial if they are not. You’ll start seeing a big shift in what is said. It may actually make elections better.Thankfully, where I live, election campaigning starts about 4 months before the election, so I am pretty much mostly spared the standard lies most of the time.
To all Politicians we are tired of all the contentious and continues campaigning. Stop this money grubbing Stupidity and let the people have a rest between elections. Or lose everything!
Yeah, sadly every election night is just the run up to the next one. I’m pleased to have the opportunity to pretend to have a voice, but I know what the “Electoral College” is. My vote is just a suggestion
Nothing will change in Americas elections because the politicians are too greedy and they’ll win any way they can, including cheating, lying, and deceiving!
That’s why I hardly ever watch TV and I hate it when those ads appear on my favorite programs! The TV station would hate a law restricting air time too because it’s like Christmas time for their revenues!
News organization’s last threads of survival are the campaign ads. They will never campaign against political ad reforms, even malicious lies and slanders.
With any 4 year term, there is only one year where he/she is doing actual work. They learn the job in the first year, and run for re-election during the last 2
mischugenah about 1 year ago
I’ve heard that in Canada, political ads are restricted by law to the 4 months running up to an election. We need that law in the US!
The dude from FL Premium Member about 1 year ago
Campaigns should be limited to 2 months and a spending limit of say $5 mil. If you can’t connive your voters to vote for you in that time, you lose. Best conniver wins
Scorpio Premium Member about 1 year ago
US elections are ridiculous. They are just never freaking ending and where the politicians judge success by the number of election victories not by the policies they put in place. What would make this constant electioneering fun would be to force political ads to be 100% honest and be subject to civil trial if they are not. You’ll start seeing a big shift in what is said. It may actually make elections better.Thankfully, where I live, election campaigning starts about 4 months before the election, so I am pretty much mostly spared the standard lies most of the time.
littlejohn Premium Member about 1 year ago
The best part about being Russian, is getting to vote in American elections.
Which is nice, because we never get to vote in our own.
littlejohn Premium Member about 1 year ago
It’s important to lose closely at lawn signs during election campaigns….
Last time I cast my vote for a real estate agent.
sandpiper about 1 year ago
That seems to be a very general time allotment for the break. Seems to me a couple of minutes after, the build up begins again.
Retliblady Premium Member about 1 year ago
Some of them seem to begin campaigning for the next election a month before the present election had been held.
kaycstamper about 1 year ago
:D All too true, sadly…
GentlemanBill about 1 year ago
24 hours? I don’t think they wait that long.
jagedlo about 1 year ago
It’s amazing how many e-mails I have to delete from political campaigns trying to separate me from my money…
dflak about 1 year ago
Campaign season begins the minute the polls close along with denying that you’ve lost.
Just-me about 1 year ago
I just discovered that I am ill. I have a case of SOAP. Sick Of All Politics.
jtburgess Premium Member about 1 year ago
It’d be funny if it weren’t true
blakerl about 1 year ago
To all Politicians we are tired of all the contentious and continues campaigning. Stop this money grubbing Stupidity and let the people have a rest between elections. Or lose everything!
rshive about 1 year ago
Certainly seems that way, doesn’t it?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Yeah, sadly every election night is just the run up to the next one. I’m pleased to have the opportunity to pretend to have a voice, but I know what the “Electoral College” is. My vote is just a suggestion
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
We need to stop special interest groups and pacs!
Nothing will change in Americas elections because the politicians are too greedy and they’ll win any way they can, including cheating, lying, and deceiving!
David P. McLaughlin about 1 year ago
That WAS true way back when elections in the USA were settled by a day after the election. Before 2000? [Yes, I know about Hayes.]
Angry Indeed Premium Member about 1 year ago
That’s why I hardly ever watch TV and I hate it when those ads appear on my favorite programs! The TV station would hate a law restricting air time too because it’s like Christmas time for their revenues!
snowedin, now known as Missy's mom about 1 year ago
Does it even take that long?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 1 year ago
Although some do not wait so long.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
Naw, the campaigning doesn’t start for months. The fund-raising, however, starts immediately.
PoodleGroomer about 1 year ago
News organization’s last threads of survival are the campaign ads. They will never campaign against political ad reforms, even malicious lies and slanders.
zeexenon about 1 year ago
Is when I pay ahead to eliminate ads on TV YouTube channels.
T... about 1 year ago
Meh…
DaBump Premium Member about 1 year ago
That long?
rockyridge1977 about 1 year ago
Always…..“we need more money”.
fuzz3942 about 1 year ago
So true. Was just talking about that.
mindjob about 1 year ago
With any 4 year term, there is only one year where he/she is doing actual work. They learn the job in the first year, and run for re-election during the last 2
Beowulf 406 Premium Member about 1 year ago
And that, my friends is exactly why nothing ever gets done in government.
eddi-TBH about 1 year ago
Given modern communication, the parties could organize and complete an election campaign in about a week. Make it so.