The November 6th election has seen record turnout in some states that were electing senators and representatives. Use of fear has been around for a long time but this election has seen unpresident increase.
From Donald Trump's use of the immigration crisis called ''the caravan'' he's used this tactic that these people are gangs, rapists, and has even claimed some to be Middle Easterners with no factual evidence. In a series of tweets sent early Monday morning, Trump claimed the caravan included “unknown Middle Easterners”, presumably in an attempt to link the caravan to fears among some voters about Islam and terrorism.
“a lot of money has been passing to people to come up and try and get to the border by election day, because they think that’s a negative for us … They have lousy policy … they wanted that caravan, and there are those that say that caravan didn’t just happen. It didn’t just happen.”
There's als fear that democrats will ''take away'' people's guns and repeal 2nd Amendment.
Now this isn't just republicans using these tactics, democrats also use these fear tactics also.
In 2018, however, candidates and outside groups – particularly in House and governors races – are flooding the airwaves with pointed and sometimes dramatic messages.
“I’m running for governor because I’m a parent who will not stop at anything until we make our gun laws stronger and our children safe,”
says Philip Levine, a candidate in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, which has drawn the largest number of spots favoring gun-control.
Then there's the issue of Social Security and Medicare. Democrats issued warnings about the peril Republicans pose to Medicare and Social Security, accusing the GOP of plotting to cut critical safety net programs to close a budget deficit of their own making.
“A vote for Republican candidates in this election is a vote to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid,”
argued Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).
Do these types of "fear" work at the ballots or drive people to the polls?
