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Donald Segretti (R) ran a campaign of dirty tricks for Nixon which he dubbed "ratfucking", meaning forging and distributing false documents to embarrass Democrats. Segretti pled guilty to 3 counts of distributing illegal (forged) campaign literature and was sentenced to six months in prison.
Newton, Michael, ed. Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia (2 vol ABC-CLIO, 2014), covers 266 assassinations and attempted assassinations of world political leaders from 465 BCE to 2012. Newton, Michael, ed. The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories (2005) Sifakis, Carl. Encyclopedia of Assassinations (Facts on ...
978-1-927213-36-0. OCLC. 886960771. Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand’s political environment is a book by Nicky Hager published in August 2014. The book is based on emails hacked from Cameron Slater 's Gmail account and on Facebook chats. These communications occurred around the same time that a denial-of-service ...
The 2024 presidential campaign is full of drama, and pundits left and right say this is the worst we’ve ever seen — either in action, tone or pettiness. It isn’t, by far. Since our founding ...
Media manipulation refers to orchestrated campaigns in which actors exploit the distinctive features of broadcasting mass communications or digital media platforms to mislead, misinform, or create a narrative that advance their interests and agendas. [1] [2] [3]
As far as politics are concerned, some analysts believe Trump’s digs against Biden may prove effective. A key part of Biden’s appeal to voters is the idea that he represents a return to ...
President James Buchanan (Democrat) and William Rufus King (Democrat), who served as vice-president under Franklin Pierce, were the subject of gossip alleging their having a years-long homosexual affair in Washington, D.C.. Andrew Jackson referred to King as “Miss Nancy.”.
Graft (politics) Graft, as understood in American English, is a form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain. Political graft occurs when funds intended for public projects are intentionally misdirected in order to maximize the benefits to private interests.