By Melissa Weinman
The Gainesville Times
September 2, 2010
Negative campaigning has already begun, and Georgia's gubernatorial race has taken the tactic to a new platform.
There are now entire websites devoted to attacking candidates.
One, hosted by the Republican Governors Association called "RoyBama," seeks to unfavorably compare Democratic candidate Roy Barnes with President Barack Obama.
Another site, hosted by the Barnes campaign, called "What is Congressman Deal Hiding?" asks voters to sign a petition for Republican candidate Nathan Deal to release his tax returns.
"It's the next frontier in negative campaigning," said Ross Alexander, a political science professor at North Georgia College & State University.
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