On the recordSeptember 17, 2008
When a candidate attacks the other candidate for being sleazy and ugly, they are as negative as the candidate that they are criticizing.
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transcripts.cnn.comChristopher Shays: “When a candidate attacks the other candidate for being sleazy and ugly, they are as negative as the candidate that they…”
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Rep. Shays comments on the nature of negative advertising in political campaigns, highlighting the hypocrisy in criticizing negative ads.
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