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An unscripted emotional encounter with the president, captured on camera, ends up a winner.
By Eric Boehlert
November 5, 2004
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Partisan hack David Bossie raised political sliming to an art form against Bill Clinton. Now he's out to smear John Kerry and Michael Moore. Why does anyone in the media still take him seriously?
By Eric Boehlert
July 20, 2004
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Political advertising on weblogs is booming, and some local candidates are raising big national money. Is the Web finally delivering on its revolutionary rhetoric?
By Farhad Manjoo
June 9, 2004
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The upstart political organization learns that there's no right to free speech on network TV -- even for those who can pay for it.
By Michelle Goldberg
January 16, 2004
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Two online entries out of hundreds in MoveOn's TV-spot contest compared Bush to Hitler, and Republicans cry "hate speech." But they're the ones who are twisting the truth.
By Joan Walsh
January 7, 2004
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Howard Dean's Democratic rivals cry foul when he criticizes their policies. His sin? Doing so openly, on TV, rather than behind their backs
By Tim Grieve
October 27, 2003
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Remember the McCain-Feingold campaign reform bill? The ideologues who control the Federal Election Commission are gutting it.
By Robert Capps
September 27, 2002
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A GOP powerhouse is forced to disavow a radio ad, aimed at African-Americans, that compares Social Security to "reverse reparations."
By Ben Fritz
September 13, 2002
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Why McCain's plan to target issue ads is vital to campaign finance reform.
By Arianna Huffington
March 17, 2001
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And our ad critics are torn: Best campaign spot so far or a tired retread?
By Alicia Montgomery
November 1, 2000
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The Democratic National Committee shoots -- and scores -- in an attack on Bush's record. Too little, too late?
By Alicia Montgomery
October 25, 2000
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Frustrated Republicans say a New York Times story on the Bush campaign's "rats" offensive is revenge for the governor's "major league" gaffe.
By Anthony York
September 13, 2000
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Did the Republicans engage in subliminal advertising tactics with their Gore attack ad?
By Alicia Montgomery
September 13, 2000
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New subliminal message detected in Gore ad.
Concept by Lawrence Weschler
September 13, 2000
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Salon's panel of advertising experts takes a look at a new ad from the Republican National Committee attacking Al Gore.
By Alicia Montgomery
September 6, 2000
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A new attack ad that bashes Bush on healthcare has our panel cheering -- and jeering.
By Alicia Montgomery
September 6, 2000
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The animal rights group's milk-mustached Giuliani sours critics' sensibilities.
By Alicia Montgomery
August 30, 2000
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Watch the Ralph Nader campaign ad MasterCard doesn't want you to see.
By Salon Staff
August 25, 2000
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Was the vice president more interested in playing house with Tipper than in a career in politics? Ad experts deconstruct the latest campaign spots.
By Alicia Montgomery
August 24, 2000
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What makes you say, "Yes, that's it! That's real, solid Al Gore"? Advertising pundits ponder.
By Alicia Montgomery
June 16, 2000
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Composer Todd Hahn is a whiz at using digital technology to create soundtracks that win over voters' hearts and minds.
By Ted Rose
February 24, 2000
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The men who would be president launch their TV campaigns, with -- Surprise! -- lots of smiling kids in the background.
By Jake Tapper
November 22, 1999
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Robin Williams stinks (maybe); the WNBA doesn't need The Dunk; attack ads and the First Amendment.
Letters to the Editor
September 10, 1999
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Dick Morris is telling his clients to start running political-style hit attack ads. Here's Salon's exclusive look at the first crop.
By Ruth Shalit
June 14, 1999
The TV ad that put Bush over the top
You can't teach an old attack dog new tricks
Blog-rolling for votes and dollars
Ad blusters
Who's the meanest of them all?
The foxes guarding democracy's henhouse
Texas video massacre
Counterspin
Democrats return fire
PETA on the spot
Al Gore's wonder years
The branding of a president
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald
Broadsheet