Fear-mongering in election ads

I have recently been inundated with ads that are basically created to make you fear the alternatives.  No ads about plans or policies, just how bad it will be if the alternative gets in!  I’m truly getting tired of these ads, especially from the Conservatives and the Liberals.  NDP fear ads are going away with Jack Layton’s recent surge, and Green can’t afford the ads, so I can’t say if they are that much better.

Unfortunately fear plays well with the audience…