Obama Negative Campaigning

Jason Linkins

Memo To Media: Obama's Harsh Campaign Tone Is Not Actually A New Thing, Okay?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.22.2012

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I'm typically a big fan of Molly Ball's work for the Atlantic. But I'm afraid that in explicating this week's private equity-Bain Capital brouhaha tha...

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Jason Linkins

The Obama Campaign Would Like To Remind Supporters That Mitt Romney Is Terrifying!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.29.2012

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Over at Buzzfeed, Zeke Miller has a great post up about what's currently worrying the Obama campaign. As it turns out, it's insufficient worry. See...

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Rachel Weiner

McCain On Negative Turn: "I'm Very Sorry About It"

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Washington Post's David Broder talks to both candidates about the campaign tone: The first question I asked John McCain and then Barack Obama wa...

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McCain-Obama So Far: Positively Negative

Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 05.25.2011

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A campaign between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain once offered enormous possibilities for something new. Instead, the two presumptive nominees hav...

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Obama Pledges To Return To Message, Avoid Campaigning

Bloomberg | Kristin Jensen and Karen Leigh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, attempting to regain his momentum after losing the Pennsylvania primary, promised to shun negative cam...

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Obama Expands Rapid Response Team To Battle Swift-Boating

Newsweek | Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama campaign is planning to expand its research and rapid-response team in order to repel attacks it anticipates over his ties to 1960s radical ...

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Sam Stein

Democratic Primary Hits Its Trench Warfare Stage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democratic primary is firmly in its trench warfare stage. On Sunday, both the Clinton and Obama campaigns hosted conference calls in which each...

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