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attack ad

n
(Journalism & Publishing) a public notice, such as a printed display or a short film on television, in which a political party criticizes or abuses an opponent
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Trump's reaction has seen his support among women and Latino voters plummet and the Clinton camp have been cashing in, using Machado to appear in an attack ad against Trump.
His announcement came in the form of an unusually aggressive attack ad aimed at both the Israeli Right, for destroying the country, and the Left, for failing to stop this from happening.
It is attack advertising, not positive advertising, that promotes political discussion among voters, and negative emotions voters feel about candidates explain, at least in part, how the attack ad effects take place.
NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is laughing off an attack ad that depicted him as a character in the sexually charged blockbuster "Fifty Shades of Grey.''
Mr Farron tweeted: "What Labour's petty attack ad, sorry PPB, tells me is they have no economic plan and nothing positive to say.
He said that 'but to go so far as to make the safety of the president's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly,' the report added.
Summary: The Obama campaign's attack ad about Bain Capital presented a simplistic picture of a complicated reality.
Last week, the Obama administration unveiled an attack ad against Mitt Romney's old private equity firm, Bain Capital, portraying it as a vampire that sucks the blood from American companies.
Judges called "Hillary: The Movie" a 90-minute attack ad, rulings that would require Citizens United to identify the financial backers for the ads if they were to appear on television.
In a statement issued July 3, 2008, the Sierra Club accused GOP presidential candidate John McCain of turning Big Oil donations into an attack ad campaign.