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Politics Smear Factor Negative campaign ads through American history By Alex Balk As America resigns itself to another interminable presidential race, you can already hear voices crying out against divisive tactics and unsupported accusations. While it's popular to view negative campaigning as a dirty product of modern politics, the dark arts of "candidate definition" have been practiced since the very birth of our republic. Radar takes a look at some of history's most negative campaign posters. Click here to view our gallery NEXT ARTICLE • Tired of counting delegates? Try some campaign astrology 04/10/08 Related: Politics Comment \| Print \| E-mail \| Recommend It (8) \| Share It Share This Article Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Reddit Stumbleupon Fark Be the first to respond. Post your comment below. Advertisement Post a comment Your comment will not be visible for about a minute. If you don't see your comment when the page reloads, do not post it again. Reload the page in a minute, and you'll see it. < BACK TO Features		Full Court Press Charles Kaiser on Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values Generation Slap They're naive, self-important, and perpetually plugged in. This is a call to arms against Millennials MURDER! MUTILATION! CANNIBALISM! One man's tour through the world of death metal Homosexual Agenda Gayest Person Ever? Author Joel Derfner wants the title Full Court Press Frank Rich leads this week's list of Winners and Sinners EXECUTIVE EDITOR: EDITED BY: Email us at: tips@radaronline.com or IM: TipRadar Cindy Adams Defends Sue Simmons From Her Own Newspaper The Chris Matthews Race and Gender Reel Britney Seeks Divine Wisdom from Mel 'Worst Person on the Internet' Finally Indicted Headline of the Day Pharmaceutical Slogans For Politicians Sources: WaPo Executive Editor Leonard Downie Out in '09 Anthony Pellicano Goes Down Jose Canseco Wants to Whoop You British Teens Imperil the Future of the Nation by Climbing Things, Jumping Off Them House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Brings the Pain It's getting hot in here Your '80s Heroes Are Now Losers Just as messed up as we hoped A post-Obama world is a good world Yes, he did Bush the Third You've been warned A younger Bill O'Reilly gets angry But did he ever have it?
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