In defense of negative campaigning Many people casually observing politics think that "negative" and "uncivil" are the same thing. That is not the case.

In defense of negative campaigning:

www.conservatibbs.com/2012/01/16/i...

A useful reminder as we head into 2026.

#VoteOrDie #NegativeCampaigning #ThrowbackThursday

Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core Beyond rationality. Toward a more comprehensive understanding of the use of negative campaigning - Volume 17 Issue 3

☀️ Vol 17.3

Arguing that current views on #NegativeCampaigning are too narrow, these authors (🧵⬇️) outline a complete model building on personality traits, values, social norms and attitudes toward #NegativeCampaigning across 12 elections 🇩🇪

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Is #NegativeCampaigning linked with higher #AffectivePolarization? you bet

In this new open-access chapter @ealasaid.bsky.social and I discuss the literature & present novel experimental evidence - also linking incivility with support for #PoliticalViolence

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www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...

‚That’s Not Appropriate!‘ Examining Social Norms as Predictors of Negative Campaigning - Political Behavior The use of negative campaigning is often explained by rational considerations; the more perceived benefits exceed perceived costs, the more likely candidates are to attack their political opponents. H...

What makes candidates go negative on the campaign trail? New research by Oschatz, Maier, Dian & Geber finds that it's not just strategy—social norms within parties and among voters also play a key role. #NegativeCampaigning #CampaignStrategy
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Left Misunderstood: How Voters' Perceptions of What Matters to the Left Benefit the Right Why do low-income, lower-educated voters vote against their economic interests by supporting conservative and radical right parties and candidates? I propose a

The effect of what @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social has been saying about negative campaigning, but with cross-national research. #negativecampaigning
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9/10 This explains Poilievre calling Carney "a political grifter who's used influence to profit at the expense of workers and seniors." Harris sees this as character assassination rather than policy critique.
#NegativeCampaigning #Disinformation

Cover of the book “The Psychology of Attack Politics Perceptions, Evaluations and Effects” by Alessandro Nai, Lukas P. Otto, Chiara Vargiu, out in July 2025 (Routledge). The cover features a detail from a medieval painting showing people happily stabbing at each other (from the Codex Manesse, 1304-1340)

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New book out this July with @lukotto.bsky.social & @cvargiu.bsky.social

We present a novel approach to study #NegativeCampaigning & #Incivility 🥊 ⚔️ - focusing on public perceptions and evaluations 😱😆🤢😡

Bonus: low price (~£35) & the cover is 🤘

Pre-orders from July 5: tinyurl.com/7raa9fpf

Handelsblatt

„Auch im laufenden Jahr könnte die Bundesrepublik ihre Stellung als weltweite Nummer drei verteidigen.“ IW-Studie via #Handelsblatt

Eine Nachricht, die ganz & gar nicht zum #NegativeCampaigning aller‼️Parteien im Wahlkampf zur #Bundestagswahl passt.🤷‍♀️
#justsaying
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/konj...

The Unbelievable Story Of The Plot Against George Soros How two Jewish American political consultants helped create the world’s largest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

X-Megalomane (E.M., neureicher, faschistoider Hetzer) betreibt nun #NegativeCampaigning bzgl. Soros. Mehr als Hetze. – Hier e. Analyse dieser altbewährten Methode (siehe selbstgefälliger Vicky Orbán, vor ein paar Jährchen). (Autor: Hannes Grassegger). www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hnsg...

Analyzing "Negative Campaigning" (Orbán ≠> Soros). By Hannes Grassegger. #NegativeCampaigning #Soros

Bild ist eine Grafik aus dem ZDF Politbarometer zum alten und neuen Jahr. Auf die Frage wie das alte Jahr 2024 für einen persönlich war, antworten 61% mit gut und 35% mit schlecht. Auf die Frage „2025 wird eher…“ antworten 29% mit besser, 58% mit gleich und nur 11% mit schlechter.

Die Resilienz in der Bevölkerung gegenüber dem permanenten #NegativeCampaigning der Putin-Trolle & Angstverkäufer in #sozialenMedien, insbesondere drüben auf X, das leider auch von immer mehr seriösen Medien übernommen wird, ist bemerkenswert und macht Mut für das Jahr 2025. #Politbarometer

It's time for #negativecampaigning.

New article in @jeppjournal.bsky.social
with @alessandronai.bsky.social & Nynke Verhaar
on the differences of #NegativeCampaigning in national & #EuropeanElections. We only find differences for extreme parties, which attack more & show less enthusiasm in EP elections

doi.org/10.1080/1350...