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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Tough Ad

Most states elect their governors during the midterm elections.  Louisiana, like Mississippi and Kentucky, votes in the odd-numbered year before a presidential election.  The Novte is on November 21.

Here is an attack ad that is currently running.




Lest you think it is unprecedented in its harshness, see this mockup of an attack ad from 1800.  The language comes directly from written materials of the time:



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