Nicholas Narducci Jr. has served on the Providence City Council for 16 years and understands, he says, the workings of Democratic primaries – particularly that nasty part where candidates pummel each ...

Key Takeaways: Negative advertising in politics works, but it's more effective if the advertising comes directly from a candidate or candidate's campaign. Negative Advertising from Political Action ...

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 ...

During an appearance at the Women's Conference, moderator Matt Lauer of the “Today” show asked gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to pull all negative advertising. Brown said he ...

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The U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Roy Blunt generated nearly $50 million in campaign spending ahead of Tuesday's primary election, with television advertising accounting for the biggest ...

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Negative advertising depicts competitors in a negative light in an effort to make the advertiser look better. This type of advertising is used in the political arena as well as the business world.

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While many may dread campaign season because of pervasiveness of negative political advertising, a new study has found that negative political advertising actually works, but perhaps not in the way ...