Chapter 1

The Politics of Negativity?

Introduction | Historical Perspective | Global Perspective | Interactive Exercise

Popular Perspective:  The 2008 presidential election was the longest and most expensive election in the history of the world.  But was it the most negative?  Review the following links and decide what you think!

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE2D6163FF935A35752C1A9619C8B63

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05EEDC103BF932A1575AC0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DA1430F931A15753C1A960958260

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE2DC1F38F937A35754C0A9629C8B63

http://www.smartvoter.org/voter/svnews/00-08-02.html

http://publicmind.fdu.edu/negative/

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E0DB133CF934A15753C1A96E958260

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0DD1E3DF932A35752C1A9629C8B63

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5DF113FF935A1575BC0A964958260

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E3DF1E3BF935A25756C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3597768.stm http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7gf3q1w1#page-2