Negative ads

NPR also reported today about how it was bad for the Democrats to not have found a candidate yet. Apparently, the failure to consolidate behind either Clinton or Obama is somehow damaging to them because they can’t focus on dealing with McCane.

I just don’t see how that is. Nothing should change their stance on any issue. Nothing should stop them from targeting McCane with their speeches or ads. But then that is the key isn’t it: targeting. Apparently they are targeting each other. Now why should that hurt them you ask? Why should pointing out how great you are as a candidate matter? It doesn’t… unless you are running negative attack ads.

So, what this boils down to is that having two candidates so late in the race is only bad because they stoop to running attack ads against each other. Oh whaaa. The DNC has the ability to punish candidates for negative ads just like it has the right to refuse to seat delegates from Florida. Just start imposing vote penalties for every negative ad and see how fast those ads stop. Then, the Dems won’t have the problem with their candidates undermining each other in a prolonged race.