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negative campaign

NOUN

mudslinging

Synonyms

WEAK

character assassination defamation dirty politics dragging one's name through the mud slander

NOUN

smear campaign

Synonyms

WEAK

character assassination defamation defamation of character dirty politics dirty pool dragging one's name through the mud injury of reputation malicious defamation mudslinging negative campaigning personal attack slander whispering campaign

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Murphy, a first-time candidate and the spouse of Gov. Phil Murphy, bowed out of the contest, saying she did not want to engage in a negative campaign against a fellow Democrat.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

By the 1990s, that dynamic slowly began to change, though Mr. Biden’s Senate opponents still did not have the resources to mount a negative campaign against him.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Local 99 launched a negative campaign against Gallardo, spending $38,441.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

“Our employees are not asking for boycotts and are saddened and scared by this negative campaign led by a union,” he wrote.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022

We’ve read a number of letters, and a paid commentary from Rep. Campbell, accusing Empsall of running a negative campaign.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2020

negative campaign

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