Republicans and Democrats find little to agree on these days, but they have some similar reactions to the 2012 presidential campaign. Nearly identical percentages of Republicans and Democrats say the election will be exhausting.
That's according to a new Pew Research Center study released Thursday.
The study shows most Americans say the campaign has been too long and dull (56 percent each), while 53 percent say it has been too negative. At the same time, an overwhelming majority (79 percent) views the presidential campaign as important.
But this is nothing new, Pew says.
The public has long expressed the view that presidential campaigns are too long. In surveys conducted over the past three campaigns, asked at different stages in race, no fewer than 50% have said campaigns were too long.
What do you think? Are presidential campaigns too long and negative? Or is the POTUS position just too important for it to be short and sweet?
What about this campaign season? Is it already getting out of hand with attack ads and news articles? Or is the ferocious atmosphere to be expected given the stakes?
Weigh in with a comment below!
Ashley Nevilles
7:02 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
The campaigns aren't exhausting or too long, but I think there are just too many smears. I think the whole process would be better if the facts were laid out on the table and you got to make a decision instead. But then it wouldn't be politics.
Candace Jarrett
12:26 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
I'm with you. I think the most exhausting part is trying to figure out the truths of each campaign. Have them plugged into lie detector machines at debates. That would help a lot!
Carlos Restrepo
9:42 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
Thank you for your insight, Ashley. Too many smears indeed.
Elizabeth O'Fallon
10:51 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
I'm a politics geek and I think the election cycle is too long. I know if it exhausts me, it really exhausts those who don't care for politics. Smears certainly don't help either!
Earl Higgins
11:10 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
A little on the long side, yes, especially when you include the primaries! But mostly I agree with Ashley--too negative and too many out and out lies, blatant ones, in the ads.
Sonny Pondrom
11:43 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
It is too long, but only because of its substance. The attack ads are the worst part. It's like watching two bullies on the school playground yelling false accusations at each other. We don't personally know these bullies, so which one is telling the truth? We need to sit down and have a face-to-face debate, not by the bullies, but by the candidates. And the debate monitor has to ask the questions that the people want to hear. This will shorten the campaign.
Sree
1:14 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
Howard Dean revolutionized online organization in his 2004 campaign, communicating with supporters and mobilizing volunteers online in a way that no other candidate had done before. Barack Obama continued this tactic in 2008, and many attribute his Presidential victory in part to his adept use of the Internet. Thanks a lot.
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