Damned Spot

Damned Spot: History of Negativity

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:36:00 -0700

Think the 2008 presidential campaign has been negative? It's relatively tame compared with some of the mud slung in previous presidential elections.

Damned Spot: McCain vs. Romney

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:54:04 -0800

John McCain and Mitt Romney spar over the airwaves.

Damned Spot: Fred and Mike

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:10:05 -0800

Fred Thompson and Michael Moore are having a multi-media debate over U.S. foreign policy.

Damned Spot: Woman From Hope

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:43:37 -0800

Bill Clinton pitches in for Hillary by borrowing a page from his own 1992 campaign. Commentary by John Dickerson.

Damned Spot: McCain

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:12:28 -0800

Moveon.org bombs John McCain.

Damned Spot: Rudy on the Radio

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:21:36 -0800

Giuliani's first campaign spot.

Damned Spot: Demonizing Hillary

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:51:03 -0800

Damned Spot: A supporter of Barack Obama re-cuts Apple's classic 1984 ad, and casts Hillary Clinton in the role of Big Brother.

Damned Spot: Edwards' Bad Edit

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:06:39 -0800

A bit of video-editing trickery that made Edwards appear to be talking about medical care, when he was really talking about Iraq.

Damned Spot: Obama (Almost) Jumps In

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:18:10 -0800

To help you make your decision about Obama, the "Damned Spot" crew decided to dissect some of the hidden meaning in the biography and highlight the themes Obama is running on.

Damned Spot: Obama Is Ready...

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:54:36 -0800

Barack Obama's appearance on Monday Night Football.

Damned Spot: Slime Awards

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:22:16 -0800

John Dickerson awards 2006's slimiest campaign ad.

Damned Spot: Ford Slammed

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:08:50 -0800

Attack ad on Harold Ford produced by the RNC.

Damned Spot: A Foley Apology, Translated.

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700

The man in charge of Republican re-election efforts in the House, Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., is running a campaign ad apologizing for his role in the Mark Foley scandal.

Damned Spot: Tennessee

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Slate's Remixed Campaign Ads: Tennessee Senate race 2006

Damned Spot: Rhode Island

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Slate's Remixed Campaign Ads: RI Republican Primary 2006