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An 1808 broadside attacks someone named Sullivan. It's not clear from the full ad who he is, but it goes on to attack President Thomas Jefferson as a friend of Napoleon Bonaparte and an enemy of commerce. Credit: Library of Congress.

Yes, recent campaigning is historically nasty. But it’s sort of always been like this.

by Maggie Lee October 26, 2020 4:59 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:52 pm

This goes back even before Ruther”fraud” B. Hayes.