going negative

Term used in American politics to describe a situation when a candidate for political office switches their campaign strategy to attacking their opponent.

Bernie Sanders finally decided going negative was the best strategy for defeating Hillary Clinton.

going negative by Professor RRRR May 2, 2016

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