Dirty tricks

“Roorback” is a false, dirty or slanderous story used for political advantage, usually about a candidate seeking political office.

It’s a classic dirty trick.…

Aardvarking is recruiting candidates for public office with the main objective of having their names begin with the letter A.

The practice of aardvarking is …

A “push poll” is a form of interactive marketing in which political operatives try to sway voters to believe in certain policies or candidates under …

The act of spreading negative rumors about a political candidate, in order to discredit him or her in the eyes of voters. This can also …

“Swiftboating” refers to the use of dishonest or misleading tactics to attack or smear the reputation or character of a political opponent.

The …

A “hatchet man” is an operative in charge of doing political dirty work — or dirty tricks — both during a campaign and sometimes as …

“Ballot box stuffing” is a term that refers to the practice of illegally submitting more than one vote in a ballot in which …

The “enemies list” was a tally of political opponents kept by the Nixon administration.

The phrase is now used as shorthand to refer …

“Dirty tricks” are actions taken by a political campaign or candidate to damage their opponents that may involve unethical, distasteful, or illegal behaviors.

Political candidates …

A smear campaign is repeated uses of smears in an attempt to try to damage someone’s reputation, typically to make them lose an election.

The …

The “cemetery vote” refers to a form of voter fraud, in which votes are cast in the names of registered voters who have, in fact, …