Political Campaign Rules

Politics is war. Any candidate who does not understand that should not be running for office, because he won't win. War has rules and here is what I think they should be in a political campaign:

1. You do not lie about yourself or your stance on issues.
2. You do not lie about your opponent or his stance on his issues.
3. You do not personally attack your opponent. You only attack his stance on issues or his political philosophy.
4. You do not attack his spouse or children unless they are "picking up arms" so to speak. If they are out on the campaign stump giving speeches for their spouse, for example, they are fair game. They just stopped being an innocent civilian--they just became part of the war.

The first two rules are the most important. People don't like political ads (or any advertisement for that matter) that are outright dishonest. They understand ads that show the opponent in a negative light--as long as it is truthful. It is part of the game. But start lying about yourself or your opponent then you lose your integrity.. In politics that's all you have in the end.