negative campaigning
Example Sentences
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Imagine a world in which the two candidates for president of the United States both rigorously refuse to engage in negative campaigning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
Supporters see ranked voting as a more inclusive process that gives voters greater choice and reduces negative campaigning because candidates need a coalition of support to be successful.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
“She really made a point of steering away from negative campaigning or criticizing her opponents,” Heckendorn said.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2022
The system was intended to discourage negative campaigning.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
At the end of January, Lee promised to suspend negative campaigning, apologizing to voters with a 90-degree bow and saying that the presidential election had come to be known as the “election of the unfavorables.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
