Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who makes malicious charges and otherwise attempts to discredit an opponent, as in a political campaign.
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- noun One who casts
aspersion , who insults. Especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
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Examples
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He calls himself a "mudslinger," and works with classical shapes that are functional and durable.
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So, it is honestly depressing to me to read this nasty mudslinger "Brad Woodhouse" of the DNC go after Gov.
DNC reacts: Palin decision 'continues a pattern of bizarre behavior' 2009
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The big problem with a negative campaign is that it suppresses the votes of both the target and the mudslinger.
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Clinton calls calls the guy that is calling her out on her P.O.S. record a mudslinger while Obama keeps calling her the next Bush unscathed.
Man In Hillary Ad: She Saved My Son's Life ��� Don't Listen To Her Opponents 2009
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You've not demonstrated yourself in this race to be anything other than a mudslinger for Krekorian.
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But let it be on issues like health care and foreign policy and not who is the better mudslinger and controversy fabricator.
Obama Campaign: McCain "Would Rather Lose His Integrity Than Lose An Election" 2009
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Too bad it took the campaign so long to pick it up as it does seem to be an effective way of separating the maverick from the mudslinger.
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Looking like a desperate mudslinger totaly destroys that inevitability meme she has been running on.
Hillary Hits Obama In New Speech: "I've Heard A Lot Of Talk About Turning The Page" 2009
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For every politician, every media magnate, every political mudslinger with contempt for the will and ability of the American people to accomplish that goal, we say: run and hide.
Jeffrey Feldman: A Modest Proposal: Dealing with the New Yorker Aftermath 2008
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Having helped write the book "" Slick Willie: Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton, '' Bossie was an experienced mudslinger.
The Right Goes Wrong 2008
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