Coffee Party Radio interviewed Michael Charney, a New Hampshire Republican, who started an on-line social media experiment to counter Glenn Beck. You can find the link to the show, commentary, and more links at http://www.coffeepartyusa.com/chasing-beck.
Some of the interesting comments are electile dysfunction, big money doesn't buy votes but only expensive advertising, Beck and others created illusions but they are not having the impact that they did in 2010.
The more you dislike the attack ads, the more important it is that you vote in 2012 (and all the other elections to come).