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If Only Obama Agreed To McCain's "Town Hall" Meetings

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

McCain sticks to his absurd story that it was Obama who forced him to embark on one of the most fiercely negative campaigns in history.

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Marcus Baram

Hall Of Shame: The Most Hate-Filled Flyers Of The 2008 Campaign (SLIDESHOW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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"Passion and prejudice properly aroused and directed...do about as well as principle and reason in a party contest." - Thomas Elder, prominent Whig po...

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Here's My Take #4: Here's What I think About Campaign Spending And Negative Advertising...

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4 Results: Your thoughts, suggestions and a bit of venting on campaign spending and negative advertising.

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Here's My Take: Campaign Funds And Negative Ads

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4. QUESTIONS: What should the campaigns spend money on and what do you see as the effect of negative ads?

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Ad Wars: Obama Condemns Gambling With Healthcare As McCain Proposes Laissez Faire Economic Plan

Michael Hughes | Posted 11.19.2008 | Home

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Michael Hughes

Political communications consultant Mike Hughes, special to OffTheBus, deconstructs the latest campaign ads, frame by frame. In his latest ad, Obama ...

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"That One": Anatomy of an Insult

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

There "was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate... sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know." And here he pointed toward Obama. "That one."

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Ad Wars: McCain Dishonorable and Obama Untrustworthy

Michael Hughes | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

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Michael Hughes

The difference between these ads is that Obama effectively hits viewer with facts on economic issues, while McCain focuses on tax policy, but distorts the truth, which can diminish the ad's effectiveness.

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Over Two Dozen Lies Refuted About Ayers And Obama

John K. Wilson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

The gutter politics of the McCain campaign is reaching down once again to denounce Obama for his distant past links to Bill Ayers in an unprecedented guilt-by-association attack for a presidential campaign.

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Early Voting May Boost Turnout, Thwart Last-Minute Negative Campaigning

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Dawn Teo

The trend toward no-excuse mail-in voting has grown during recent voting cycles but could significantly alter the landscape of battleground states in the presidential election this year.

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Why McCain Has Caught Obama and What Obama Can Do About It

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

If Obama doesn't start attacking, he -- and the rest of us -- will be sitting around on November 5th shaking our heads wondering what the hell happened.

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Cindy McCain: "My Husband Is Absolutely Opposed To Any Negative Campaigning At All"

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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In a recently unearthed clip of Cindy McCain she makes the claim "none of this negative stuff, you won't see that come out of our side at all." This s...

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McCain Attacked In Third-Party Ads

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Election Central has obtained a copy of a new anti-McCain ad sponsored by the group Campaign To Defend America: The Campaign to Defend America -- whi...

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Obama Camp Launches 4th Round Of WI Debate Ads

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Sam Stein

Campaign Gets Negative And Nasty In Wisconsin

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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It is getting a bit nasty in Wisconsin. As both candidates prep for Tuesday's upcoming primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton has launched another critical tel...

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