STREET BEAT: ‘Do political ads have any influence on you?’

Monica Thomas

Inglewood

“You can’t help but hear them because they are everywhere. My mailbox is full. But I would say, not really because anybody can say anything.”

Marcus Ferguson

Los Angeles

“I already made up my mind on who I’m going to vote for, so the ads don’t make a difference. On the other stuff, I listen to it, but I make up my own mind.”

Shelin Martin

Los Angeles

“All this stuff is just a waste of time. You can vote, but they’re going to do what they’re going to do anyway. That’s how I feel.”

Shirley Whitaker

Culver City

“I wouldn’t say they influence me, but I listen, then I talk to my husband. I care, but he’s the political one in the family.

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Baldwin Hills and Culver City.