Read the following article about negative campaign ads or "attack ads". 

 

 

After reading the article, watch the 2 negative ads embedded in the following link that were approved by the Obama campaign (you need access to You Tube for this):

 

 

Now watch the negative ad embedded at the following website from John McCain:

 

 

After reading the article and watching both of these ads, what is your opinion on negative campaign advertising?  For the average American voter, do you feel these would be effective or do you feel they would backfire on the candidate? 

 

To help you answer this question, you may want to look at past campaign ads from previous elections.  They are available on the following link on the left of this site: