Mudslingers: The Twenty-Five Dirtiest Political Campaigns of All TimeThe phenomenon of negative campaigning is hardly new and is well established in American politics. Kerwin Swint looks back to the dawn of American politics, drawing from presidential, senatorial, gubernatorial, and mayoral races, to select the 25 most low-down, smear-filled campaigns in U.S. history. |
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