There is a procedure in political campaigning called a “smear” or “try to destroy the good name of your opponent” using innuendo and outright lies. Unfortunately “smear” is often effective because many voters will tend to believe lies if they are repeated over and over. It is a question of whether you wish to believe the worst or the best about someone. Eventually, people will see through the lies.
It is proper to point to the voting record of your opponent. It is morally wrong to smear your opponent.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has always appeared to be a decent and nice lady. She is making a big mistake by spending her millions of advertising dollars on repeated ads, over and over, quoting unnamed “lifetime Republicans” who won’t give their names trying to smear Joe Kent. She has even used (apparently) military veterans who would not give their own names to badmouth Joe, who served 11 combat tours in the Middle East.
I can only conclude that her “lifetime Republicans” and “supposed military veterans” are actors spreading lies. I am certain that an actual U.S. Marine and other actual military veterans would not be lowlife enough to throw a fellow combat veteran under the bus.
This kind of stuff ends up making actual voters, who have the courage to identify themselves, angry.
Dear Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: you should cancel your destructive negative ads and instead promote your congressional voting record if you want to be taken seriously. If you are reelected, and you have continued to promote these dishonorable campaign ads, half of your constituents will remain your opponents. Perhaps you don’t care. I would like to think that this destructive lying is not a reflection of your character.
Mike Kimbrel
Oakville
