今天给大家介绍一个和blame game相似的俗语：negative campaigning。Negative是反面的意思，campaigning就是竞选。那么，什么是negative campaigning呢？下面这句话就回答了这个问题：

"A listener just called in to ask what I mean by negative campaigning. Well, it means a candidate's main strategy is to tell voters how bad the other guy is instead of talking about how good he is himself."

他说：“一位听众刚才打电话来问什么是negative campaigning。Negative campaigning的意思是一个候选人采用的主要策略是告诉选民他的对手是如何的坏，而不是说自己是如何如何的好。”

下面是另一个例子:

"Some political observers say that negative campaigning isn't working this year--that voters want to hear positive ideas about how to create new jobs and give people better health care."

这句话是说：“有些政治观察家说，尽力贬低对方的反面竞选方式今年行不通。选民们要听有积极意义的主意，像如何增加就业机会、为公众提供更好的保健措施等。”

campaign
n.战役 (政治, 竞选)运动, 游说
enter upon a campaign
发动运动, 走上征途