Campaigns use fear to drive votes away from political opponents. This strategy may involve factual or misleading statements about the opposing candidate’s limitations or claims that an election victory for the opposition will lead to outright disaster. And on a more personal level, when a politician casts doubt on the physical or mental well-being of a challenger, the goal is often to use fear to make supporters doubt his or her competency.  Tim and Rich discuss the "Fear" tactic and the impact it has on our political system on tonight's episode of The UnWoke Show.

Sources:

https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2020/fear-motivator-elections

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