Opinion: Dueling fliers mean local campaigns are getting nasty
A voter picks up his "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot at Second Baptist Church in East Memphis Oct. 14, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
Issues and a candidate’s record should sway voters – not these glossy and trashy campaign fliers that are handy only as makeshift dust pans.
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