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Candidate Character Attacks

Candidate Character Attacks is a type of attack ad that targets an opposing political candidate by undermining their personal qualities, ethical standing, or moral integrity rather than addressing their policy positions or political record.

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Authors

9

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2017–2026

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Publications

6

Attack Politics in Presidential Nomination Campaigns: An Examination of the Frequency and Determinants of Intermediated Negative Messages Against Opponents

Audrey A. Haynes, Staci L. Rhine · Political Research Quarterly · 1998 · 81 citations

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Mapping the drivers of negative campaigning: Insights from a candidate survey

Jürgen Maier, Alessandro Nai · International Political Science Review · 2021 · 61 citations · Full text

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Acclaiming, attacking, and defending in presidential nominating acceptance addresses, 1960–1996

William L. Benoit · Quarterly Journal of Speech · 1999 · 53 citations

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Character Attacks and Their Effects on Perceptions of Male and Female Political Candidates

Cindy Price Schultz, S. Mark Pancer · Political Psychology · 1997 · 30 citations · Full text

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Competitive Positioning, Deracialization, and Attack Speech

Timothy B. Krebs, David B. Holian · American Politics Research · 2006 · 17 citations

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Authors

9

  1. SL
    Staci L. Rhine

    Wittenberg University, United States

    2 publications · 92 citations

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  2. AA
    Audrey A. Haynes

    Georgia State University, United States

    2 publications · 92 citations

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  3. WL
    William L. Benoit

    University of Missouri, United States

    1 publications · 53 citations

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  4. CP
    Cindy Price Schultz

    Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  5. DB
    David B. Holian

    University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  2. Wilfrid Laurier University

    Waterloo, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

  3. Universität Koblenz

    Koblenz, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

  4. Wittenberg University

    Springfield, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  5. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. University of Koblenz and Landau

    Mainz, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Greensboro, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

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Venues

  1. Political Research Quarterly

    PRQ · 2 publications · 92 citations

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  2. Quarterly Journal of Speech

    1 publications · 53 citations

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  3. Political Psychology

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. American Politics Research

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. International Political Science Review

    RISP · 1 publications · 61 citations

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