mudslinging
The act on the part of two or more candidates or eligible people for a certain position of strength such as a political seat as just one example, to start throwing insults and accusations against the opposing party in order to make themselves look better by comparison.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in trying to get the Democratic nomination are resorting to low-brow, low blow mudslinging.
mudslinging by SEY January 24, 2008
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