Politicians should drop scare tactics during General Election campaigning

We are heading into the last week of the pre-election process, where our parties, groupings, and independents set out their wares in an effort to entice us to give them our vote on February 26.

This election is an extremely important one for Ireland as it will go a long way to determine whether we continue to correct the negative aspects of the recession and put the country back on a secure footing.

At this stage of an election, folk are usually fairly positive about who they will vote for or have a definite view on which government they would like to see in power. In the past, old allegiances could be considered strong indicators on which way a vote would go.