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Skip to main contentHerndon, VAOakton, VAVienna, VATysons Corner, VAChantilly, VAFairfax City, VACentreville, VAMcLean, VAPotomac, MDFalls Church, VAVirginiaTop National NewsSee All CommunitiesThis post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own.Political campaigns have slogans and themes designed to “sell” the candidate. Television commercials, bumper strips, brochures and flyers attempt with the fewest words and the catchiest jingles to stick in your mind at least until election day. The best message is one that attracts the most viewers and listeners in a way that they might find themselves humming or repeating throughout the day. The problem with this form of campaigning is that the message is probably an over-simplification of issues, may contain misinformation, and may have little to do with real issues. They work, however, and that is why political operatives continue to use them.Some catchy phrases that led to success at the ballot box resulted in some terrible public policies. “End Parole” as a slogan helped candidate George Allen defeat the then Attorney General Mary Sue Terry who was ahead in the polls by suggesting that criminals were being let out of jail and were walking the street. The resulting policy led to Virginia
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