Political Mailers: Helpful or Wasteful?

If there's one thing I gained this election, it's a hefty collection of political mailers. They range from negative attack ads to blandly informational to laugh-out-loud funny.

One mailer, paid for by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee, asks, "Doctor Andy Harris took an oath to do no harm. Isn't it time we hold those we send to Washington to the same high standard?"

Another, paid for by FairTax.org, uses the phrase, "Obamacare nightmare."

Do these mailers help you learn more about your local candidates or are they a waste of paper?