Andrea Duke
Sophomore
Chemistry
"I think negative campaigning hurts the candidate. It hurts them because they
spend so much time focusing on the faults of their opponents instead of
promoting their own platform."
Kelly Powell
Post-doctoral Fellow
Pharmacology
"I think it hurts. I think it takes the focus away from what that candidates'
views are which is the primary concern in whether or not to elect a certain
candidate."
Walter Escobar
Instructor
Biology
"I think that it probably ends up hurting the candidate. Everybody has negative
things in their background. What you say is more of a reflection on the kind of
person you are."
Lysandra Brown
Senior
English
"I do think negative campaigning hurts the candidate, because it takes the
focus off what they are capable of. If he is accused of money laundering, that
affects me, but if he is just having an affair then that has no bearing on his
ability to perform in public office. The general public disapproves of negative
campaigning even if it's irrelevant."
Esan Simon
Second-Year Student
School of Medicine
"It hurts. I don't see what their points of view really are. I think it's all a
part of of advertising, as opposed to addressing issues and providing solutions."