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1. Hyperbole has always been part of Presidential campaigns

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 08:23 PM

Dec 6

Remember Johnson's "Daisy" Ad against Goldwater?

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The plan has always been to stoke fear, whether or not that fear is real or imagined.

Sometimes it works (Johnson), sometimes not.

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Its going to take time for the democratic party to rebuild trust [View all] drray23 Dec 6 OP

Hyperbole has always been part of Presidential campaigns Earl_from_PA Dec 6 #1