GOP consultant at Tampa Tiger Bay admits that negative advertising helps suppress the vote
Although most people decry negative advertising in political campaigns, strategists say they work, which is whyย no matter how odious it is to the average voter, it’s not going away anytime soon. Whether that’s accurate or not, one veteran Florida Republican political strategist admitted at Friday’s Tampa Tiger Bay Club meeting that such advertising can suppress the vote, and be beneficial in helping a candidate win. “If you can find an issue that would not suppress, but turn people against voting,…