Clean campaigning? (Inside Politics).(Brief Article)

The traditional post-Labor Day campaign season will undoubtedly bring a sharpening of campaign attack ads. But according to at least one survey taken by two prominent polling firms, more than 80 percent of voters say negative campaigning is detrimental to democracy and may be morally wrong.

The poll of 800 likely voters, conducted for the Camden, Maine-based Institute for Global Ethics by the polling firms of Lake Snell Perry & Associates and Deardourff/The Media Company, found that 86 percent believed "unfair" attack campaigning is "unethical," while 81 percent said they believed attack-oriented campaigning is "undermining and damaging our democracy."

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