Negative Political Ad Campaigns Bigger Than Ever NPR The percentage of negative political TV ads has increased sharply in the run up to the 2012 election. Ronald Reagan — revered by the Republican candidates — didn't air a single negative advertisement in his 1980 campaign for the presidency.
Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely STLtoday.com 31, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves to supporters in Tampa, Fla. Politicians of all stripes in this election year are clamoring for simplifying the tax code and closing loopholes.
Conservatives Are From Mars, Liberals Are From Venus The Atlantic By Thomas Byrne Edsall How research in political psychology explains the fierce clashes between Republican and Democrats in our polarized system. In October, 2010, Thomas B. Edsall wrote a story for The New Republic -- "Limited War: How the age of ...