Election Ads

By: Jenea Skon

It's that time of year when Wisconsin has their state and federal elections. It is also when the elected officials have their commercial ads taking over your television screen. Saying why they would make a better candidate. Some of them are talking negatively about the other candidates. But what do people think about these commercials?

"I think they get really annoying when they play over and over again," says Amanda Thurston, a senior at Sparta High School. During one hour on Fox 25 48, over 10 commercials are about the elections. Some are even back-to-back and about the same candidate. College student Jake Fox said, "It's starting to get to be 'vote for who you hate the least' instead of 'vote for who you think is the best'. It's sad but it's getting to be true!"

Some people have deeper thoughts about the ads. "We could solve the whole school funding problem in the state of Wisconsin if we would charge every candidate for office who airs a negative advertisement and require the money to go into the state fund,"says Pittsville School principal JoAnn Sondelski. "The example they are giving to the children of the state/country on how to treat one another and be towards one another is absolutely sinful!"

Their are some good things about the ads. They show how the candidates care about what they are willing to do if elected and what citizens think.

Though the ads started sometime in September, it seems that they have been going on forever. But all is well when these elections are coming to an end. And the ads will be removed from commercials, waiting for the next election year to come along.