While Republican candidate Scott Baugh and Democrat Rep. Dave Min hold fundamentally opposing political views, they are engaged in the same daily activity.
Seeking donations.
The drive for fundraising – to finance expenses such as media advertisements on television, YouTube, and Facebook as well as mailings – is commonly referred to as the "Mothers Milk of Politics. "
This amount of money – almost $10 million combined for both candidates – fuels negative campaigns from each side against the other, which will escalate in intensity during this final phase leading up to Nov. 5.
Although this strategy effectively helps politicians get elected – since the same national strategy is deployed in every election cycle for pivotal races – it fails miserably at informing voters about the actual background and voting history of each candidate.
