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The Daily Show in Atlanta: Campaign Attack Ads Are Out of Control This Election Season
Why are brands not allowed to lie in ads, but politicians can? Trevor examines some of the craziest lies that have been aired in midterm attack ads.
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One nice thing about not having a TV is that I never see political ads.
And the sadly downside about all political ads is that they simply focus on the negative ("Do you know that my opponent used to pull the wings off flies?"
rather than anything at all positive about what a candidate is proposing, or stands for.
I feel like I can make much better informed decisions without ever seeing a single political ad.
He hates the political ads on TV, said he puts them all on mute. On the other hand, he used to send birthday cards to Nixon. 
