We spoke to Taylor, who works out of his home, about attack ads, voter cynicism, an arrogant press corps, sex and the Presidency. Your proposal sounds good, but it won't eliminate attack ads because the candidates are convinced that they work. They work by persuading voters who may have been inclined to vote for your opponent, not to vote. That's the easiest way to move people. So negative ads actually shrink the electorate.
Attack ads are like pro wrestling.
They're all about artifice, fakery and distortion. Let's turn the campaign into a real boxing match. If you put candidates on the screen, back and forth on alternating nights, you accomplish that. You hold them accountable. Voters aren't just cynical about candidates and their manipulation of the media, they're cynical about us, the press.