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Dirty politics and the roorback tradition in American campaigns
An examination of smear tactics from history argues that false claims, forged documents, and doctored photos have long distorted elections. Noting notable episodes from Muskie to Johnson, the piece emphasizes that amateur misconduct harms campaigns and that public scrutiny and truth defeat many schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Archibald
Nonpartisan
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Bruce Felkner
Chicago
Archibald
FCPC
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
White House
War Department
James A. Garfield
James K. Polk
Roorback
Polk
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
H. L. Mencken
George Washington
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
McGovern
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Walter Cronkite
Edmund Muskie
Lyndon Johnson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
United Mine Workers Journal
West Virginia
Dooley
America