Read more attack ad stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19999/attack-ad.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:56:47 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/72013/progressives-call-out-harry-reid-in-new-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA progressive group is taking off the gloves with a new ad titled, straightforwardly, “Is Harry Reid Strong Enough?” The ad, which begins airing in Nevada on Wednesday, features a self-proclaimed “typical swing-voter” with health problems vowing ominously to vote for Reid in 2010 based exclusively on whether he’s “a...http://www.newser.com/story/72013/progressives-call-out-harry-reid-in-new-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 7:48:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71571/cheney-group-raises-cash-to-save-us-from-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiz Cheney’s new nonprofit launched its first online video today, kicking off fundraising for its anti-Obama campaign. Keep America Safe is dedicated to opposing what Cheney describes as Obama’s “radical” foreign policy. “Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, you want the nation to be strong and so many steps...http://www.newser.com/story/71571/cheney-group-raises-cash-to-save-us-from-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 9:27:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71229/nj-govs-ads-target-opponents-waistline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Corzine, the New Jersey governor locked in an ugly race for reelection, is calling his opponent a big fat liar—with the emphasis on "fat." A new attack ad shows hefty Republican challenger Chris Christie in super-slow motion, his flesh jiggling in multiple directions, while an announcer says he...http://www.newser.com/story/71229/nj-govs-ads-target-opponents-waistline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 6:53:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60250/attacking-nominees-demeans-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe political attack ads popular in general elections have a profoundly negative effect on the public’s view of the Supreme Court when used during the nomination process, James L. Gibson writes fror Miller-McCune.com. “Politicized confirmation processes can indeed damage the institution of the US Supreme Court itself,” Gibson writes...http://www.newser.com/story/60250/attacking-nominees-demeans-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 15:53:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44799/unaired-mccain-spot-blasts-rev-wright.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain's campaign created a commercial slamming Barack Obama for his relationship with inflammatory pastor Jeremiah Wright. The 30-second spot, obtained by ABC News, contrasts McCain's years in a Vietnam POW camp with footage of Wright shouting "God damn America." The commercial was ready for release and even includes the...http://www.newser.com/story/44799/unaired-mccain-spot-blasts-rev-wright.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Dec 2008 5:58:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41445/doles-foe-set-to-sue-over-no-god-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKay Hagan, the North Carolina Democrat challenging Elizabeth Dole for her US Senate seat, has launched a defamation suit, and counter-ad, against the incumbent after a Dole spot questioned Hagan’s belief in God, the Charlotte Observer reports. The ad showed Hagan, a Sunday-school teacher, while another woman’s voice intoned, “There...http://www.newser.com/story/41445/doles-foe-set-to-sue-over-no-god-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 16:45:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41111/gop-email-compares-obama-to-nazis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pennsylvania GOP has disavowed an email that went out last week to 75,000 Jewish voters comparing a vote for Barack Obama to support for the Third Reich. The message, sent out by a consultant charged with securing the Jewish vote, warns that "Jewish Americans cannot afford to make...http://www.newser.com/story/41111/gop-email-compares-obama-to-nazis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 14:54:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40631/obama-welcomes-mac-attacks-as-signs-of-flailing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou wouldn’t expect a political campaign to circulate its opponent’s attack on its candidate—yet that’s exactly what Barack Obama’s media-relations team is doing, observes Andrew Romano for Newsweek . An email linking to stories on John McCain’s latest jabs is part of the “rapid response” squad’s attempt to paint the...http://www.newser.com/story/40631/obama-welcomes-mac-attacks-as-signs-of-flailing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 15:45:37 CDT