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The good-manner vote

Ohio Republican Senatorial candidate Josh Mandel has a new ad out which I find to be amusing. In this ad, a woman compliments Mandel on his "good manners." I'm not saying that having good manners is a bad thing, but I still found the clip to be humorous. In so many ads, we hear about one candidate having more quality government experience than the other, of being endorsed by reputable groups and people such as the NRA and a deceased Ronald Reagan. We're then struck by negative commentary regarding the opposing candidate, as he or she gets pummeled by accusations of cheating on their taxes to being anti-American to punching random people at nursing homes. Then we're told by a woman to vote for a guy because he has "good manners." Really? When was the last time a candidate won an election based on the good-manner vote, if there ever was such a thing? Yes, a Gallup poll just reported that these issues are the most important to voters: 1) Creating jobs...