Over the past four decades, Republicans have dominated the outcomes of presidential races by mixing negative campaigning in public with illicit dirty tricks behind the scenes, as I've recounted in my last two books, Secrecy & Privilege and Neck Deep.
As a party, the Republicans have not only refined the art of the political smear - with such memorable moments as the Willie Horton ads in 1988 and the "swift-boating" of John Kerry in 2004 - but they ...
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This opinion piece has minimal journalistic merit. It is totally one-sided in favor of the Democrats, and one-sided makes for bad journaism. The author does not note the Rathergate scandal, which was a far bigger smear than anything brought out against Kerry (and thus far Kerry and his supporters have not successfully challenged any of the major charges). The author provides a false statement that the recounting of the ballots by news orgfanizations said Gore would have won Florida, ... More »
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