Mudslingers : the top 25 negative political campaigns of all time : countdown from no. 25 to no. 1
Americans have a love-hate relationship with negative campaigning, claiming to despise it and ranting about how it turns off the electorate, while at the same time paying an increasing amount of attention to negative ads and tactics during ever-lengthening campaign seasons.
History
xv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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From Vietnam to Iraq: George W. Bush v. John Kerry, President, 2004
It's a Jungle Out There: Upton Sinclair v. Frank Merriam, Governor, California, 1934
Senator Pothole v. 'Putzhead': Alphonse D'Amato v. Charles Schumer, U.S. Senate, New York, 1998
Electronic Mudslinging: Lyndon Johnson v. Barry Goldwater, President, 1964
The Art of War: Jesse Helms v. Harvey Gantt, U.S. Senate, North Carolina, 1990
Homo Sapiens, Thespians, and Extroverts: Claude Pepper v. George Smathers, U.S. Senate, Florida, 1950
Vote for the Crook: It's Important: Edwin Edwards v. David Duke, Governor, Louisiana, 1991
Who's the Boss?: Richard Daley v. Robert Merriam, Mayor, Chicago, 1955
Polluting the Garden State: Frank Lautenberg v. Pete Dawkins, U.S. Senate, New Jersey, 1988
God Save the Republic ... Please
Rutherford Hayes v. Samuel Tilden, President, 1876
Rudy and the Jets: Rudolf Giuliani v. David Dinkins, Mayor, New York City, 1993
A Jersey Street Fight: Robert Torricelli v. Richard Zimmer, U.S. Senate, New Jersey, 1996
In this Corner ... Little Lord Fauntleroy?: John Tower v. Robert Krueger, U.S. Senate, Texas, 1978
Sex, Lies, and Videotape: Charles Robb v. Oliver North, U.S. Senate, 1994
Claytie v. The Lady: Clayton Williams v. Ann Richards, Governor, Texas, 1990
Richard Nixon v. The United States of America: Richard Nixon v. George McGovern, President, 1972
Bye-Bye Blackbird: Harold Washington v. Bernard Epton, Mayor, Chicago, 1983
America, Meet Willie Horton: George H.W. Bush v. Michael Dukakis, President, 1988
Tricky Dick v. The Pink Lady: Richard Nixon v. Helen Gahagan Douglas, U.S. Senate, California, 1950
Grantism and Mr. Greeley: Ulysses S. Grant v. Horace Greeley, President, 1872
The First Campaign: Thomas Jefferson v. John Adams, 1800
A House Divided: Abraham Lincoln v. George McClellan, President, 1864
Mud, Mugwumps, and Motherhood: Grover Cleveland v. James G. Blaine, President, 1884
The Dirtiest Campaign in American History?: Andrew Jackson v. John Quincy Adams, President 1828
George Wallace and the Negro Block Vote: George Wallace v. Albert Brewer, Governor, Alabama, 1970