# Should “Attack Ads” Be Permitted?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313 "2022-11-03T23:35:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313/41 "2022-11-04T19:52:45Z")

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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> non-partisan

Um, no. In no way, shape, or form is that a non-partisan site. (AlsoNinjadByBort)

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**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313/42 "2022-11-04T19:55:25Z")

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“The Illinois Policy Institute is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research organization. Our partner organization, Illinois Policy, is an independent, nonpartisan 501(c)(4) advocacy organization.”

I won’t continue a potential hijack of this thread further.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313/43 "2022-11-04T20:06:05Z")

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Thanks, yet another example of right-wing folks lying!

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313/44 "2022-11-04T20:08:18Z")

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Oh, and the actual point from that partisan website is that unions will be allowed to ask for raises, and the state will be allowed to give them raises. How could it be any other way? Anyone can ask for anything.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313/45 "2022-11-04T22:03:15Z")

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> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#):
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> The People Who Play By the Rules PAC (the same ones bolstering Darren Bailey and putting out faked newspapers) are running adds saying that Amendment 1 would raise your property taxes by $2100!

To be honest, I was leaning voting NO on Amendment 1 until I saw these attack ads and those stupid newspapers in my mail. I did a little research, and changed my vote to YES by the time I got to the ballot box. This is not the first time an attack ad has swayed my vote to the other side. Of course, in this case, I’m probably the minority, but those types of ads make me dig harder than I normally would.

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