Republicans’ mudslinging turns off voters
Negative campaigning aimed at discrediting rivals highlights divisions within the US opposition party.
Published On 26 Dec 2011
Republican presidential hopefuls in the US have just over a week to impress voters in Iowa.
It will be the first state to vote for a potential candidate who will be up against Barack Obama in next year’s election.
But the chase to the White House has brought out a rather vindictive side to most candidates as they vie to discredit one another in the media.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Washington DC.