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Should we regulate election campaigns? Yes.

Should we regulate election campaigns? Yes.

By Phil Case | November 17, 2010

If you watched the election results, you probably heard every political analyst asking one question: what does this mean for 2012? While I will certainly be following the presidential elections, I think it is a little early to conjecture about what the...

Should electoral campaigns be regulated? No.

Should electoral campaigns be regulated? No.

By David Thomas | November 17, 2010

I do see a problem with our current media landscape and how it interacts with elections. After all, as soon as the 2010 midterm election ended, people began to talk about 2012. And I understand how annoying negative ad campaigns can be. As a political...