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Originally Posted by Fire
I don't understand all the complaints about a 11 week campaign. I find it very easy to ignore politics if I want to. All you have to do is not seek it out.
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I don't think the serious complaints have to do with about ignoring politics (why else would we be getting heated Iin a political thread? Obviously we're interested and invested) though people do get sick of the negativity of attack ads. The serious complaints are about the damage it could do to the election process. More election time makes things messier, costs more money, bores the larger electorate with noise ultimately frustrating them and discouraging them.
And if it gets truly out of hand, like it has in the States, actually takes important time away from governing. Too much time is spent campaigning (and kissing keester and raising funds). We're not there yet, but it's a road we don't wanna go down and would be near impossible to get back from.