Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who makes malicious charges and otherwise attempts to discredit an opponent, as in a political campaign.
Wiktionary
- n. One who casts aspersion, who insults. Especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
WordNet 3.0
- n. one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
Examples
“He calls himself a "mudslinger," and works with classical shapes that are functional and durable.”
“So, it is honestly depressing to me to read this nasty mudslinger "Brad Woodhouse" of the DNC go after Gov.”
DNC reacts: Palin decision 'continues a pattern of bizarre behavior'
“Too bad it took the campaign so long to pick it up as it does seem to be an effective way of separating the maverick from the mudslinger.”
“The big problem with a negative campaign is that it suppresses the votes of both the target and the mudslinger.”
“Clinton calls calls the guy that is calling her out on her P.O.S. record a mudslinger while Obama keeps calling her the next Bush unscathed.”
Man In Hillary Ad: She Saved My Son's Life ��� Don't Listen To Her Opponents
“But let it be on issues like health care and foreign policy and not who is the better mudslinger and controversy fabricator.”
Obama Campaign: McCain "Would Rather Lose His Integrity Than Lose An Election"
“Looking like a desperate mudslinger totaly destroys that inevitability meme she has been running on.”
Hillary Hits Obama In New Speech: "I've Heard A Lot Of Talk About Turning The Page"
“You've not demonstrated yourself in this race to be anything other than a mudslinger for Krekorian.”
“For every politician, every media magnate, every political mudslinger with contempt for the will and ability of the American people to accomplish that goal, we say: run and hide.”
Jeffrey Feldman: A Modest Proposal: Dealing with the New Yorker Aftermath
“Having helped write the book "" Slick Willie: Why America Cannot Trust Bill Clinton, '' Bossie was an experienced mudslinger.”
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