NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN ADS CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHY DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL SCIENTIST ARGUES
January 14, 2008
January 14, 2008
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin issued the following news release:
Political attack ads, widely demonized by pundits and politicians, are instead a kind of multi-vitamin for the democratic process, sparking voters' interest and participation, according to a new book co-authored by University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Kenneth Goldstein.
"There's this gut reaction that if a political advertisement is negative, it must have a d . . .
Political attack ads, widely demonized by pundits and politicians, are instead a kind of multi-vitamin for the democratic process, sparking voters' interest and participation, according to a new book co-authored by University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Kenneth Goldstein.
"There's this gut reaction that if a political advertisement is negative, it must have a d . . .