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Missing From Democratic 2020 Ad Wars: Attacks on Rivals
New York TimesIn total, Democrats spent nearly $30 million on the airwaves in Iowa and New Hampshire in 2019, according to Advertising Analytics, an ad tracking firm.
Not a single candidate has run a negative ad on television targeting other Democrats.
The relatively placid ads of the 2020 Democratic campaign reflect the risk-averse primary contest, in which candidates have been loath to unleash any negativity on an opponent. Instead, they are channeling voters still unnerved by the 2016 election and so wholly concerned with defeating Donald Trump that any potential damage done during the Democratic primary could be viewed as unforgivable.
While Democratic voters in Iowa find negative advertising particularly off-putting, it appears that they want to both get rid of Mr. Trump and eradicate his confrontational approach to politics.
Not a single candidate has run a negative ad on television targeting other Democrats.
The relatively placid ads of the 2020 Democratic campaign reflect the risk-averse primary contest, in which candidates have been loath to unleash any negativity on an opponent. Instead, they are channeling voters still unnerved by the 2016 election and so wholly concerned with defeating Donald Trump that any potential damage done during the Democratic primary could be viewed as unforgivable.
While Democratic voters in Iowa find negative advertising particularly off-putting, it appears that they want to both get rid of Mr. Trump and eradicate his confrontational approach to politics.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Missing From Democratic 2020 Ad Wars: Attacks on Rivals (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2020
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Capt. America
(2,478 posts)1. Excellent
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RandySF
(59,092 posts)3. Just wait.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)4. There are good reasons for the la k of attack ads so far
Most democratic voters view trump as the enemy and the few times that a candidate has tried to go negative in a debate have backfired
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)5. Fantastic. I'm proud of all who walked the walk.
(That doesn't include any candidate who spread smears through social media. "Surrogates" are employees and unpaid agents, one degree of separation is no separation.)
This also says good things about Democratic voters in IA and what they want to see.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden