How can John G. Geer, who said he has researched negative ads, be so naive in his support for this form of reckless campaigning ["Those Negative Ads Are a Positive Thing," Outlook, Oct. 12]? I would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the years many of you have lamented to me and said, “I am so tired of seeing all negative ads with candidates lambasting each ...

Pundits and commentators are forecasting that this fall's general election will see an avalanche of negative advertising. But as voters gird for the onslaught, political scientists are asking a ...

While many may dread campaign season because of the bad energy associated with negative political advertising, a new study has found that such ads actually work. Negative advertising in politics works ...

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It's not the "Party of Hope" right now - many embattled Democrats have gone negative. Rep. Harry E. Mitchell's (Ariz.) ads say his opponent is "a predatory real estate speculator" who is "hurting us, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With less than a month before Georgia’s runoff elections, voters can expect to see and hear more negative political advertising ...

Pennsylvania GOP Senate hopeful Dave McCormick on Monday called for the suspension of “negative advertising” in his race against Democratic incumbent Bob Casey after the near-assassination of Donald ...

Candidates run misleading and unethical campaign advertisements because they get results, two ASU professors said. Political science professors Kim Fridkin and Patrick Kenney recently conducted a ...