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FITM-K t1_ivol6m2 wrote

IDK, maybe I'm just watching less TV, but I thought this year was way better than 2020 with the Gideon/Collins ads everywhere 24/7.

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Indybin t1_ivot6i8 wrote

You’re watching less TV

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FITM-K t1_ivotrl8 wrote

It's possible, but I think there was a lot less out-of-state money pouring in for the governor's race than there was for a potentially senate-deciding seat in the Gideon/Collins race.

Like, in 2020, that was every single ad I saw on Youtube starting from about June. This year, I've seen a few YT ads for LePage and Mills but they're mixed in with the other regular stuff.

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Vormison t1_ivpie6h wrote

You’re lucky. I watch virtually no live tv but it was unbearable this year. The worst ever for me.

Every website, every YouTube video, so many Reddit ads - all political garbage.

I wish someone would do a study and see how many people have EVER changed their mind due to a political ad. Maybe it’s been done and I am too lazy to find it.

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FITM-K t1_ivpn4u0 wrote

> I wish someone would do a study and see how many people have EVER changed their mind due to a political ad. Maybe it’s been done and I am too lazy to find it.

I think they're mostly meant for undecided voters. I don't know about TV ads specifically, but I know that in general, the candidate who spends more usually does win.

That said, I know what you mean. In 2020 I voted for Gideon but by the time the election came around I kind of hated BOTH of them because I'd been subjected to 500 billion dumb attack ads. I bet that the ad deluge turns some people off enough that they end up not voting. I don't know if there are studies on that though, just my hunch.

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MainelyKahnt t1_ivq46ok wrote

I'm just glad I don't have to hear anymore ads on the radio during my drive to work. Like most millennials I don't have cable and recently was able to afford the ad free versions of all my streaming services so the last bastion of unbearable political ads was the radio. Once I heard that garbage ad Paul lepage ran on the radio 3 times on my 20 minute commute.

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FITM-K t1_ivqaamu wrote

Podcasts my friend. (I too do not have cable, but I see ads on Youtube when I watch it on our TV, because there's no way that I know of to install an ad-blocker on a Playstation. Someday!)

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[deleted] t1_ivp6kbv wrote

You may be watching less TV, or you might be blocking it all out? I do a lot more DVR than I used to, and I use ad blockers on my phone. Political ads aren’t really an issue for me anymore.

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