Poison Politics Are Negative Campaigns Destroying Democracy?

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A thoughtful exploration of the current state of political campaigning and how it is ruining American politics.

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Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
the Power of Negative Thinking	p. 1
Mudslinging Through the Ages	p. 9
Putting the Spot in Focus	p. 35
Antipolitics	p. 53
	p. 67
the Video Culture	p. 87
Fear and Loathing in Suburbia	p. 107
	p. 127
Gender, Sexuality, and Religion	p. 147
the Selling of the Candidate	p. 163
the Rise of Consultants	p. 179
the Lost Art of (small-D) Democratic Rhetoric	p. 197
Fighting Fair	p. 211
Reforming Our Political Debate	p. 229
the Power of Positive Participation	p. 245
Epilogue the 1996 Campaign	p. 265
Notes	p. 287
Index	p. 303
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