Why are fear and scare tactics the constant basis of GOP sound bites?

Question

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OK, the Scariest Dem is a Halloween joke, but really; if the GOP spent half as much energy selling the good points of their own candidates as they do trying to turn the enemy into straw boogy men, they would probably get a tiny bit of resepect from indies such as myself.

But it's because of this constant negativity that I have come to wish complete doom on the Republicans.

Their obsolescence shows in their tactics.

Answer 1

Because you can only go so far on lies and deception.

Answer 2

just paranoia thats why the democrats want to assure you that the troops will be home by 2013. for example Hillary want to raise taxes to send people out to war and wants the troops home by 2013. Barack Obama saids if musharaff"our ally to the USA" doesn't act if Osama Bin Laden is there we will he doesn't have much information which does concern a lot of people. Rudy Guiliani wants to bomb Iran without comfortation and wants to raise taxes for the war. alot of CFR members want to do the same exact thing. We are already more scared then a child who is afraid of the dark. I mean why do we have to put up lies when taxes are going higher and economy is sliping into debt. alot of people are in poverty, and the people can't take it anymore. it already come to the point that people have to decide what is best and how do we fix bush's mistake. the Military, The taxpayers, Britain, and the people who think is best to march with the constitution voted Ron Paul. as a lot of people said freedom is popular.if i must warn you look at your candidate first before voting for them.wikipedia is not a very good information some are false while some articles are true.(just to warn alot of people)

Answer 3

The problem is that Republicans do sell their policies, which is why anyone who isn't a civics geek that watched the first Republican debate that included Fred Thompson says it was boring. They mostly debated each other, on policy issues, and your average American can't follow. Now in this latest debate, they've taken their good shots at Hillary, and now everyone's paying attention. Don't blame the participants, blame your neighbors.

Answer 4

Really, nothing I have seen the Republicans do matches the Democrats, not only using storm trooper tactics but things like "if Bush is elected black churches will burn". "Bush will gamble Social security on the stock market" (considering the leading Democrats have a fortune invested on the market that was a laugh.) Your statement ignores the facts, typical of the liberal mentallity.

Answer 5

I love how you can tell which party the person answering is affiliated with. All the Dem's are giving you props, and the Republian's are giving you testimonials about why your wrong. Love it!!!

Good Question.

Answer 6

I agree, all they talk about is how much they are like Reagan and how bad Mrs Clinton is ! Not a one but Mr. Paul tells what they are going to do. I will not vote for one of them the dam bunch of liars. The last 7 years have given me enough lies for a lifetime. The corporate greed is unbelieveable and no one cares. I want to know what they are going to do to put this country right I want to know their plan not how bad another person is, its just sicken.

Answer 7

Basically they get electred and stay in power through fear. Welcome to 9/11. The democrats do the same thing.

I only see Ron Paul actually talking about change and ways to fix our country.

Answer 8

I missed that.

I've been too scared and frightened by the Democrat-ticks about Bush being behind 9/11, and starting a war based on lies so Halliburton and Exxon could make huge profits, so he could get his hands on Iraqi oil while avenging his daddy, and his spying on all Americans everywhere while taking healthcare from children and laughing over dead US soldiers, and starting WW3 while the Earth is slowly heating up and killing us while we're suffering under the evil effects of Bush's toxic environmental policies... Aaauuuuggghhhh!

Answer 9

Hillary if you don't vote for me and my universal health care you are going to die. If you don't vote for a Democrat you are going to have dirty water, air, and polluted land to live on. If you believe this I have some land in Oklahoma with the view of the west cost. These aren't a scare tactic is it.

Answer 10

Your talking about a game the Democrats invented and mastered

Answer 11

i don't like the negative stuff.... it doesn't do anything to sway my vote. Too much negativity in today's politics,...we might as well just have a cage match and get it over with.