Gov. Deval Patrick swears off ‘negative ads’

[Ian David]

Gov. Deval Patrick swears off ‘negative ads’
By Kyle Cheney / State House News Service
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - Added 5d 19h ago

STATE HOUSE - While his two most prominent rivals traded shots over attack ads, Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday promised that his reelection campaign wouldn’t run any negative spots.

“You haven’t heard any negative ads from me or my campaign, and you won’t,” Patrick said during a State House sit-down with ethnic media outlets. “I think it’s a turnoff for voters. I think what we have to do is show people what we are for, not what we’re against.”

Patrick also added that, “philosophically,” he doesn’t want to run a campaign that is “just about raising a lot of money and then building a relationship with the voters through 30-second ads.”

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During the hour-long meeting with nearly two dozen reporters, Patrick reiterated a claim that a Baker policy plan to conduct background checks on those accessing state services could result in a child or veteran being turned away from emergency shelter. He called the proposal “not consistent with our values” and “more about grandstanding and not about how we show humanity.”

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