Barrage of Negative Ads May Haunt President-Elect
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Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- John Geer, one of the mostthoughtful and engaged U.S. political scientists, is a fan ofnegative campaigns.
A central tenet of democracy, the Vanderbilt Universityprofessor says, “is to criticize those in power.” Further, henotes that casting an informed vote for a politician is likebuying a car, requiring knowledge of the good and bad, and thecandidate himself will only give you half the story.