It is election eve.
Think about all the public relations that has been going on leading up to Tuesday's mid-term elections. Which candidate has persuaded voters to cast their ballot for them?
In Rhode Island, will it be Independent candidate Chafee or Democrat Caprio as the next Governor? In Massachusetts, has incumbent Patrick Deval convinced the electorate to re-elect him to another term or has Republican Charlie Baker argued strongly enough for new leadership and reasons why voters should vote for him?
There are even bigger implications nationally with these mid-term elections within congress and a possible shift of power, and leading up to 2012 when President Obama seeks re-election.
Good public relations tools have been used with politicians for years. Like it or not, negative campaign ads are now part of the process. Public relations gives more diversity to the dialogue that takes place between candidates and the issues.
Hopefully, honest advocacy means a more informed electorate as they head to the polls Nov. 2 and we shall see the outcome of our democracy at work.
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