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<blockquote data-quote="CV355" data-source="post: 16115853" data-attributes="member: 181885"><p>My mother ran for public office about 17 years ago. It gained a lot of attention, including tv spots, radio ads, signage everywhere. I remember helping out at the GOP committee meetings, loading up signs, etc. The support from the party was amazing, and it was crazy to see the donations fly in. It was rare to see a yard that didn't have a sign in it. No bias here, my mother's campaign platform was well constructed. Her opponent ran on the platform of "I'm Democrat, vote for me." The closer to the election, the nastier her opponent's ads got. It got so bad that they were even attacking our family- some dolt wrote a long article to the local newspaper about how I was "obstructing traffic" and how my "mother couldn't control" me so she was unfit for office. You know what I was doing? Doing roadside trash cleanup. That was one example. My sister was in elementary school and I was in high school at the time- we were treated differently by students and teachers the whole time (most teachers were vocally liberal, and some made snotty comments to us directly about the campaign). It wasn't rare to hear someone yell "I hope your mother loses!" down the hallway.</p><p></p><p>It just kept getting uglier and uglier. My mother lost the election by a narrow window. We got the voter records (not who they voted for, but who voted in general) and found that so many friends and families didn't bother to vote yet claimed they had. "Ohh there must be a mistake, of course we voted!" The weeks after were difficult too, picking up road signs, throwing them all in a dumpster, everyone felt like the months leading up were a waste. It was a major eye-opening experience for me, and one of the reasons why I am painfully cynical.</p><p></p><p>Unless you're prepared to see the dirtiest, nastiest side of people and society, avoid politics. That was at a state district level election. I can't imagine the toll a larger election would take on a family or individual, especially in this day and age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CV355, post: 16115853, member: 181885"] My mother ran for public office about 17 years ago. It gained a lot of attention, including tv spots, radio ads, signage everywhere. I remember helping out at the GOP committee meetings, loading up signs, etc. The support from the party was amazing, and it was crazy to see the donations fly in. It was rare to see a yard that didn't have a sign in it. No bias here, my mother's campaign platform was well constructed. Her opponent ran on the platform of "I'm Democrat, vote for me." The closer to the election, the nastier her opponent's ads got. It got so bad that they were even attacking our family- some dolt wrote a long article to the local newspaper about how I was "obstructing traffic" and how my "mother couldn't control" me so she was unfit for office. You know what I was doing? Doing roadside trash cleanup. That was one example. My sister was in elementary school and I was in high school at the time- we were treated differently by students and teachers the whole time (most teachers were vocally liberal, and some made snotty comments to us directly about the campaign). It wasn't rare to hear someone yell "I hope your mother loses!" down the hallway. It just kept getting uglier and uglier. My mother lost the election by a narrow window. We got the voter records (not who they voted for, but who voted in general) and found that so many friends and families didn't bother to vote yet claimed they had. "Ohh there must be a mistake, of course we voted!" The weeks after were difficult too, picking up road signs, throwing them all in a dumpster, everyone felt like the months leading up were a waste. It was a major eye-opening experience for me, and one of the reasons why I am painfully cynical. Unless you're prepared to see the dirtiest, nastiest side of people and society, avoid politics. That was at a state district level election. I can't imagine the toll a larger election would take on a family or individual, especially in this day and age. [/QUOTE]
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