Countering Negativity in Political Campaigns

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A Christian Science perspective.

Electing a president and Congress is perhaps the most consequential political step Americans take. A campaign should help voters make genuinely informed choices. Yet 50 percent of Americans already say the campaign has been too negative. Ad trackers confirm that perception, finding that 72 percent of political ads thus far have been negative - and nastier than in the past. In addition, falsehoods about candidates' pasts and policies circulate widely online and in e-mails, misleading those who take them in.

Nothing should prevent candidates from making the best case for themselves, presenting their experience and positions and …