As time passed, Blumenthal moved from being something of a positive ideologist to a much more negative attack dog.
Just in time for Christmas, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has begun mailing out one of the more overtly negative attacks in New Hampshire, attacking rivals on immigration and looking to give them a black eye -- literally.
Additionally, this romping perhaps serves as evidence of the fact that Sanders' sharp turn towards a more negative, character-driven attack message against Clinton might have had unintended consequences.
But there was also weariness, with smaller-than-expected crowds in some cities and numerous commentaries noting the wars that followed Sept. 11 and the attacks' more negative impacts — on civil liberties, air travel, international law and the United States' reputation.
But a "super PAC" backing Mr. Gingrich spent more than $1 million to air negative attacks about Mr. Romney.
But it also produced a much more negative 60-second commercial that attacks Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker who is suddenly threatening Mr. Romney's status as the Republican front-runner.
Salmond is widely expected to pursue a far more negative strategy in this debate, attacking the UK government's track record on spending cuts, welfare reform and privatisation of NHS services in England, raising the threat of even greater austerity if the Tories win the next UK general election.
It's a very short step from stalking to escalating to other, more negative behaviors, such as a sexual attack or even an attempt to kill you.
Seventy-three per cent of his address was made up of acclaims and 27% of attacks, implying a more negative tone to his address than might be expected from an incumbent president.
