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Originally Posted by mburbank
Does ayone now if this style ad predates the anti-goldwater "Daisy" spot? I mean, there's always been yellow journalism and such, but I'm thinking more of the very stylized, shorthand "My opponent liks to eat babies" thing?
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Well, back in the 19th century, candidates were particularly personal in party papers and letters to each other. I'll dig up a couple of examples....
More on this later, b/c the Ads this year are rather interesting.