Going dirty : the art of negative campaigning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mark, David, 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2006]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Eye of the beholder : defining negative campaigning
  • What good old days? : notable developments in negative campaigning from the late eighteenth century through the dawn of the cold war
  • Going nuclear 1964 : the rise of television attack ads
  • Dismissive politics : the governor against the actor
  • "The truth shall rise again" : Brock versus Gore for U.S. Senate, 1970
  • Confrontation, bluster, and no compromise : the campaigns of Jesse Helms
  • Dole-Gingrich : going negative early and often
  • The politics of fear : negative campaigning in the post-9/11 world
  • Opening the floodgates : campaign finance "reform" and the rise of negativity
  • A double-edged sword : when negative campaigning backfires
  • Hitting the mark : negative campaigning efforts that just plain worked
  • It's in the mail : negative campaigning comes home
  • Conclusion: The future of negative campaigning.