Judging from my email inbox there is more hubbub about the LibDems using the whole Norwich South result to prove "it's a two horse race" between them and Labour and no point in voting Conservative or Green - sadly, though, they used this argument in places like Eaton (where the Tories and LibDems are around 200 votes apart with Labour fourth) and Town Close (where the Greens have a 20% lead over the LibDems with Labour in fourth).
After all we hear about "new politics" and "I understand why politicians are not trusted", surely this kind of campaigning is partly to blame? Luckily (for us) confused electors don't believe the party that mis-lead them.
Showing posts with label negative campaigning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label negative campaigning. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Come On Media, Make Up Your Mind!
A curious set of coincidencies today - I went from the car where a news report was attacking the Tory decision to launch a personal attack on the Prime Minister to the house where ITN were doing the same. Then I clicked on iPlayer to watch Cameron's very impressive performace on the BBC Politics show, only for the questions to be about class, background and being a toff.
Either the media want to talk about personalities or they want to talk about policy. They can't have it both ways!
Or it is a case of when the Tories do it about Labour, it's wrong - but when the media do it about the Tories, it's fine?
(By the way - call that a personal attack? I don't think so! Each posters had a policy message - negative, yes, personal, no.)
Either the media want to talk about personalities or they want to talk about policy. They can't have it both ways!
Or it is a case of when the Tories do it about Labour, it's wrong - but when the media do it about the Tories, it's fine?
(By the way - call that a personal attack? I don't think so! Each posters had a policy message - negative, yes, personal, no.)
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