Negative or Positive campaigning: which works better?

[Fixated]

Is it more effective to bash the other guy (negative) or praise yourself(positive)?

[Fixated]

1. kiiiiiick

n/t

[JailBush]

2. Your poll is too generalized.

How do you define "negative campaigning"?

Traditionally, insulting an opponent or belittling his or her accomplishemnts is considered negative campaigning. But I would argue that fuding the truth on one's own record is negative campaigning.

I think any campaign that isn't based on truth is negative. What you're talking about is COMBAT POLITICS. Any candidate that attacks another candidate from a platform of honesty gets my vote. If you believe in calling a spade a spade, then call George W. Bush a corporate whore, AWOL, terrorist, whatever.

That's POSITIVE!