Comments on: A Lost Opportunity On Digital Television And Campaign Finance Reform http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/11/a-lost-opportunity-on-digital-television-and-campaign-finance-reform/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/06/11/a-lost-opportunity-on-digital-television-and-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-5238 Michale Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:33:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/06/11/a-lost-opportunity-on-digital-television-and-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-5238 I can see the one down side of free campaign ads.. If all campaign ads were free, then that is all we would ever see... How would you prioritize all the ads from all the different parties?? What would constitute a political party that would allow them to qualify for free ads?? Don't get me wrong.. I agree with the idea in theory.. But I can see how it might run in practice where we were bombarded 24/7 with nothing but political ads for every crackpot group with every crackpot idea.. And the LEGIT groups/ideas would get lost in the morass... Michale..... I can see the one down side of free campaign ads..

If all campaign ads were free, then that is all we would ever see...

How would you prioritize all the ads from all the different parties?? What would constitute a political party that would allow them to qualify for free ads??

Don't get me wrong.. I agree with the idea in theory..

But I can see how it might run in practice where we were bombarded 24/7 with nothing but political ads for every crackpot group with every crackpot idea.. And the LEGIT groups/ideas would get lost in the morass...

Michale.....

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