ABSTRACT
What principles should we use to judge the conduct of political campaigns? The principles should focus on the ability of voters to exercise free choice. Campaigns are not, and arguably should not be, moments of civic deliberation. But neither should they be occasions for misinformation and manipulation. This chapter examines examples of campaign practices that manifest these vices, and develops criteria grounded in democratic theory to criticise them. The criteria also point to changes in the policies that govern campaigns and the institutions that support them.
