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The Politics of Fear in an Election Year
National security used to be a Republican issue, but this year, both parties are using it--in different ways. Democrats want to talk about the war in Iraq. Republicans have escalated their rhetoric from "terrorism" to what they call "Islamo-fascism." We talk with some of the pollsters and strategists who advise candidates about the language…
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readNational security used to be a Republican issue, but this year, both parties are using it--in different ways. Democrats want to talk about the war in Iraq. Republicans have escalated their rhetoric from "terrorism" to what they call "Islamo-fascism." We talk with some of the pollsters and strategists who advise candidates about the language they use to mobilize voters. How does a single word or phrase reduce a complex set of facts to a simple fable? Is this year's election all about fear?
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The full episode
2 of 3The Politics of Fear in an Election Year- 1:39Is Bad Spinach a Sign of a Wider E. Coli Problem?
- 7:47The Politics of Fear in an Election YearYou’re reading this
- 42:27Churches and Partisan Politicking