Read more negative campaigning stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19925/negative-campaigning.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:14:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72136/reid-to-vaporize-gop-challengers-aide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid, his re-election campaign wilting in the polls, is getting ready to rumble: The Senate majority leader is promising an intensely negative campaign against the 2010 GOP challenger for his Senate seat. With his $8.7 million war chest—the largest ever for a Nevada statewide race—Reid will...http://www.newser.com/story/72136/reid-to-vaporize-gop-challengers-aide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:25:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49469/obama-sneaks-power-back-into-the-mix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s national security team seems to consist entirely of people known for speaking their minds, observes Ben Smith of Politico, and none moreso than new NSC staff member Samantha Power, best known for calling Hillary Clinton “a monster.” She was booted for the incident, but that was just a...http://www.newser.com/story/49469/obama-sneaks-power-back-into-the-mix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 13:01:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42742/ouch-rove-takes-shots-at-obama-inner-circle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTake that, Joe Biden. And Rahm Emanuel. And you too, New York Times Magazine interviewer. In a recent chat, a testy Karl Rove says the VP-elect "has an odd combination of longevity and long-windedness that passes for wisdom in Washington." Asked if he engages in negative politics, the former Bush...http://www.newser.com/story/42742/ouch-rove-takes-shots-at-obama-inner-circle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Nov 2008 20:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42061/kristol-used-his-column-to-help-mccains-rebels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Bill Kristol used his New York Times column to relentlessly praise Sarah Palin and simultaneously blast the McCain camp's handling of her, he was far from an objective observer, writes Scott Horton in the Daily Beast. Kristol regularly received inside information from the McCain team's pro-Palin contingent, then used...http://www.newser.com/story/42061/kristol-used-his-column-to-help-mccains-rebels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 15:23:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41601/candidates-keep-punching.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoth presidential candidates are bucking tradition and remaining on the offensive in the last days of the election—a time when campaigns usually back off and focus on positive messages, the Washington Post reports. Barack Obama is spinning Dick Cheney’s endorsement of John McCain as a troubling indication of a...http://www.newser.com/story/41601/candidates-keep-punching.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 3:11:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41487/palin-media-threatening-my-first-amendment-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin seems to think the Constitution is supposed to protect her from criticism. On a conservative radio show, Palin said the media is unfairly attacking her for her shots at Obama on Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright, and that if the media “convinces enough voters that that is negative...http://www.newser.com/story/41487/palin-media-threatening-my-first-amendment-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 11:27:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41426/macs-tactics-time-tested-but-this-aint-the-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAny day now, John McCain will mock John Kerry for flip-flopping. Or maybe go with George H.W.’s “Read my lips, no new taxes,” pledge, even Eisenhower’s “I shall go to Korea.” What he won’t do is offer anything new, because all year he’s “seemed intent on fighting the...http://www.newser.com/story/41426/macs-tactics-time-tested-but-this-aint-the-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 14:13:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41007/mac-should-muzzle-staffers-drop-robocalls-talk-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWilliam Kristol has some advice for John McCain: “When you’re in a hole, stop digging.” In a recent poll, 64% of respondents said they believe McCain spends more time attacking Barack Obama than making his own case. The senator ought to pull his negative ads, robocalls, and mailers, “muzzle the...http://www.newser.com/story/41007/mac-should-muzzle-staffers-drop-robocalls-talk-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 13:45:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40476/swing-voters-dont-like-hothead-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoubts over John McCain's disposition are pushing undecided voters Barack Obama's way, according to the Los Angeles Times . Swing voters interviewed by the newspaper say McCain's negative body language over the last few weeks and his "hothead" outbursts have given them strong misgivings—as did his snap decision to suspend...http://www.newser.com/story/40476/swing-voters-dont-like-hothead-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 4:23:18 CDT