Quite the contrary. There's a huge difference between purposeful comparisons and frivolous attacks. What matters is not whether a campaign claim is positive or negative, but whether the claim is relevant. Let the candidates fight it out. Candidates who cross the line tend to be punished.
Voters are smart enough to distinguish between fair criticism and unfair abuse.
Same stories, different point of view All campaign books are, to some extent, alike. They collect colorful, poignant or bizarre stories about the men and women who keep candidates and their campaigns running. Milbank promises those same stories, but with a different point of view. First of all, much of the book is written in first person. Also, Milbank isn't just tracking the nuts and bolts of how men get elected president.