Both parties run on fear at times.
Fear of terrorists, fear of global warming, fear of higher taxes, fear of cuts in social security.
Some fears are well-founded; others not.
It's a matter of opinion in some cases . . .
2007-01-19 05:23:23
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answer #1
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answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7
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Fear is a great motivator.
Those controlling the Republican party seem to love spinning a good story about how the world will go to hell if the Democrats take over.
At this point, I don't see any excellent candidates in either party...which means that both parties will use rhetoric to stimulate the voters into action.
As to what will be the choice of words is anyones guess.
2007-01-19 05:40:16
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answer #2
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answered by docscholl 6
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That all depends on what Republican candidate you are talking about, as some will stress the threat of global terrorism more than others, but all Americans and politicians know that after Bush's failure to make fear of failure in Iraq, no Congressperson or Presidential candidate can be successful at all if they make fighting terrorism their main issue, just because of the stigma of being of the same party of the current President who lost almost all Americans' support when his super-focus on terrorism failed badly.
After all this talk of the global war on terrorism, several countries' efforts to obtain or create nuclear weapons, and especially the never ending War in Iraq, the great majority of Americans are just plain tired about what other countries and their terrorists are up to, and instead want a new leader to help them with their growing problems and insecurities at home, like Social Security, the minimum wage, nationwide health care, and stem-cell research to name the most pressing issues.
The farther President Bush got away from the above national issues and the more focused he became on the wars on global terrorism and Iraq, the more his approval rating declined and continues to decline as he (being his stubborn self) refuses to change course in Iraq and deal with what most Americans believe are more important problems inside their borders.
2007-01-19 10:55:24
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answered by STILL standing 5
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It didn't work in 06,the people see through it despite the desperate attempts of some to keep that spirit alive.
I also think there are better tactics as things look now.
The democrats were elected by rallying all kinds of anti Bush support and they have a very and are going to have a very hard time delivering anything to the people who elected them.
Best shot for the Republicans as things look now,some events may change everything in a few days so it's still early,is target the Democratic congress and senate.Remind the people why they voted them in and the little they accomplished.
The job of the Democrats is to make this as impossible as possible of course.But form what I'm hearing and seeing have little faith they will
2007-01-19 05:30:58
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answered by justgoodfolk 7
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Why not the Democrats used the fear tactic to take back Congress. *BG* They made the few who voted afraid of the Republicans.
Want to make a bet Democrats will pay less attention to the deficit now that they are elected than they did during the campaign?
2007-01-19 05:46:25
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answered by namsaev 6
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It wont work, but they will use it again. If you read the news they tried to use it today calling the dems stoping the tax cuts for the oil companies a vote for the terrorist
2007-01-19 05:59:14
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answered by Anonymous
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I suspect the answer is yes. Fear is an effective motivator. I think it has been overused in recent years though. We should be diligent about threats which exist in the world, but when fear is constantly used to justify every action we venture into the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" realm and in my opinion this can be just as dangerous.
2007-01-19 05:26:04
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answered by Bryan 7
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I think they will, but it partly depends on how much Karl Rove is involved in the election.
Fox News and the rest of the media will certainly do their part to whip up fear, since it helps their ratings AND the Republicans.
The top priorities of the American media are:
1) High ratings which equals high ad rates and more money
2) Creating fear in the populace (because it feeds into goal #1)
3) Spreading pro-Republican propaganda (because the sponsors, the media owners, and most of the news teams are Republican).
2007-01-19 05:26:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Nope! Still standing strong - but the real question should be will democrats run from the terrorists in fear? Will they keep doing it or will they stand up to them?
2007-01-19 05:28:40
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answered by tx girl 3
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That's funny, because the Democrats campaign was one big fearmongering over Bush and the Republicans.
2007-01-19 05:30:40
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answered by Anonymous
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