News Dirty Campaign Tricks: Documented Reports from 2020 Election

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The discussion highlights the prevalence of dirty campaigning in recent election cycles, citing historical examples like the 2000 Bush-McCain incident. Participants express skepticism about the current campaign year, anticipating a lack of decency and an increase in underhanded tactics. One example mentioned is Romney supporters removing McCain signs, which is viewed as a pathetic act of sabotage. The conversation shifts to a comparison of campaign tactics between states, noting that South Carolina has a reputation for more sophisticated smear campaigns, referencing past strategies involving sham candidates and manipulation of voter turnout. The normalization of such tactics in South Carolina is acknowledged, suggesting that when many engage in similar behavior, it may diminish the impact of individual actions.
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Recent history is rife with incidents of dirty campaigning (e.g., Bush sliming McCain's adoption in 2000).

This campaign year is hardly likely to be a beacon of decency for the future. If you come across any serious use of slime or brazen underhandedness, beyond the typical attack ads that sprout like weeds this season, use this thread to catalog them.
 
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Here one to start things off: Romney supporters remove McCain signs



That's pretty pathetic!
 
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Gokul43201 said:
Here one to start things off: Romney supporters remove McCain signs



That's pretty pathetic!


I agree. People from New Hampshire are amateurish and inept. People from South Carolina know how to do it right. I mean, this is the state where the GOP increased voter turnout by finding a nearly illiterate black man named Benjamin Hunt, entering him into the Congressional race as an independent, and papering the district with posters of Hunt standing in front of the local Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The main reason it hasn't been in the news more is that it's become the norm for South Carolina. South Carolina Smear Campaigns If everybody (or almost everybody) does it, maybe it evens out. Besides, there hasn't been any of the particularly creative tricks used by Lee Atwater and Karl Rove (or Rod Shealy - the guy who came with the idea of entering a sham candidate into the race). http://www.miamiherald.com/campaign08/story/384115.html
 
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