they have a chance of holding on to their employment. one of the most notorious ads of the season is from a florida democrat who calls his challenger taliban dan. while some of these over-the-top attack ads contain some kernels of truth, at a certain point they become counterproductive. voters tend to believe the worst about politicians anyway, but when attacks become too outrageous, voters stop buying it. the people running these ads want to be or already are our leaders in washington. and it says a lot about the kind of people representing us that they're willing to resort to such a low level of rhetoric in order to win an election. here's the question. how much do attack ads damage our faith in our leaders? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post your comment on my blog. >> jack, stick around. i want you to see what's coming up. we'll show you some more of these negative ads in just a few