Pompey Voters Not Affected by Campaign Ads

POMPEY, N.Y. (DIA) – Central New York voters have seen an uptick in campaign ads heading into the 2022 midterm elections.  According to the Federal Elections Commission, candidates in the NY-22 district have seen almost $100,000 more in campaign donations than the last election.  This has opened the door for more television campaigning.

This morning, voters in Pompey said that the ads aren’t affecting them. “There’s just too many campaign ads, and it won’t sway my vote…I really don’t pay too much attention to them to be honest with you,” said Lynn Bayly.

George Banta, another Pompey voter, bashed the ads, saying “I would say the ads are trying to stir up stuff, they try to bait people into having a negative reaction instead of thinking things through”.

These ads seemingly have a lower impact than expected on voters’ decisions, but for Banta, they’ve encouraged him to vote. “It’s disappointing, and it actually reinforces me to come out and vote, because the negative messaging from both parties is ridiculous,” said Banta. Other Pompey voters including Melinda Lothes expressed their disappointments in the ads.  “Both sides just use them to smear the other candidate, so I don’t put a whole lot of stock into them.  I think that the claims are exaggerated so I do my own research,” said Lothes.

Voters weren’t only concerned with the ads this morning.  Both Banta and Bayly spoke about unity and the importance of voting. “The American people, we just want to get along and do what’s best for our country,” said Bayly. “I’m glad people are coming out here and voting, that’s the takeaway that I have. The more the merrier,” added Banta.

These voters seem to be placing less stock into politics, and more stock into civic duty.