Attack Ads

Sununu Front Group Attacks Shaheen in New Hampshire

Kathy Sullivan | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


Kathy Sullivan

Americans for Job Security is running attack ads against Shaheen during an election year, yet claiming that it is not trying to influence an election, and refusing to release the names of its members or its donors.

Pick a Meme, Any Meme

Steve Benen | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Steve Benen

The GOP keeps experimenting with new memes to define Obama, but not only are they not sticking, some even contradict each other.

Thomas B. Edsall

The Coming Obama-McCain Mudfight

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics


At a Friday night fundraiser, Barack Obama warned supporters that Republicans "are going to try to scare people. They're going to try to say that 'tha...

Jason Linkins

Dick Durbin: People Sliming Michelle Obama Deserve The "Hottest Ring In Hell"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Following hard on the heels of this morning's L.A. Times article, warning of further forthcoming attacks on Michelle Obama, and Maureen Dowd's NYT col...

Is McCain's Appeal Doomed?

Ari Melber | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Dropping the national GOP brand -- current and would-be presidents included -- is in the individual self-interest of many Republican candidates.

Obama Files F.E.C. Complaint Against Pro-Clinton "Swiftboat" Group

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

In filing the FEC complaint, the Obama camp is sending a message that "Swiftboat"-style groups will not be free to ignore the revised laws governing such groups as the general election heats up.

Pro-Clinton Group Swiftboating Obama In Indiana

Beverly Davis | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

"This ad violates the FCC standards. It's modeled after the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth ads. It is being supported by the Clinton campaign and the consequences are going to be severe."

GOP Plans Half-Million Hit On Obama, Dems

Politico | Josh Kraushaar | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


For months, GOP operatives spoke with dread of the prospects of running against Barack Obama in the fall. But after weeks of controversies over his fo...

New Litmus Test for the Democratic Nominee: Attack John McCain

Moira Whelan | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Moira Whelan

Both the Obama and Clinton camps can use the upcoming primaries to go after John McCain with the kind of fervor they've reserved for each other.

Learn from Baseball and Don't Air Bad Behavior

Dave Winer | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

If attack ads weren't granted so much free air time by news networks, perhaps fewer of them would even be produced.

Brace For It: Spring May Be Attack-Ad Season

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

Fact is, this election cycle has been a comparatively mild affair. What's more, Hillary's 3 AM ad worked, leaving her supporters wondering why her campaign hasn't gone more strongly negative.

Obama's First Attack Ad

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has released what it says will be a Web ad that slams Sen. Hillary Clinton for taking money from Washington lobbyists and...

Mark Penn, Designated Scapegoat?

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

This is an interesting move for Clinton: it could truly be an effort to reunite the party by distancing herself from the mudslinging -- which will help the party whether she's the nominee or not.

Barack Obama: Clinton Slayer

Will Bower | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home


Will Bower

This was no subtle statement, but Barack Obama allowed its venomous message of generational-warfare to spread until it had built for him his now-solid base of angry, cynical, Clinton-hating support.

Campaign To Beat McCain

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama and Clinton should declare a one-week truce, roll out the best anti-McCain talk they can think up, and compete to see who is better at it.

Recommended RNC Websites

Lauren Kirchner | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics


Lauren Kirchner

Here's a couple of domain names, just off the top of my head, that I think will help the RNC really reach their base.

Watch: McCain, Romney Swap Attack Ads

The Hill | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics


Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) each released a web ad attacking the other Friday. Romney questioned McCain's...

Hillary Clinton and the Ghosts of 2006

Paul Loeb | Posted 12.04.2007 | Home


Paul Loeb

If Hillary really wants Democratic voters to judge their potential nominees on their 2006 choices, she may not like the judgments they make.


 

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