I haven't been following this thread, but I have had it with the ads. Massachusetts is not a battleground state, as we are predictably the most liberal state in the US, but NH is a battleground state, and they only have one of their own TV stations, so we get all the ads. We get the ads for the national race, the Massachusetts and NH state races, and now this year, we've had a lot more because of the insane senate race between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown. That race is even closer than the presidential one, if you can believe it. I am sick of seeing Scott Brown's wife telling me that he supports women's issues. It's just crazy. And of course, Romney was our governor, even if he would like to deny it. His campaign is headquartered here, so there's a certain amount of hoopla around that.
I know who I am voting for and I have tried to ignore it all. I don't even answer my phone around dinner time or if I am home during the day. I gave money to a political cause and now I am getting incessant emails.
I've always been obsessed by the news, politics, and history, but this is turning me off. Everything is so mean and personal. And all the political signs on people's lawns are driving me nuts, too. It looks so ugly and I swear some people are putting them on their lawns, not so much to promote the candidate, but rather to proclaim their "values."
Ugh.