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Comparisons of charisma, telegenic qualities, speaking ability, intelligence, and other esoteric qualities of the various political candidates are in the minds of many Americans as they decide for whom they will vote this election year. But while peripherally important, all of those considerations take a distant backseat to the candidates' stances on the issues that count.
Campaign strategists and consultants use positive and negative messaging to sway voters toward their candidates and away from their opponents. Most voters would probably prefer to vote "for" a given candidate as opposed to "against" an opponent. But in 2022, that poses a real problem for Democrats, whose legislation and presidential executive orders are directly responsible for economic turmoil, sky-high inflation, and societal decay in America. As a result, this year, the Democrats' negative messages aimed at Republican "America First" opponents have been particularly shrill and loud (and hypocritical) because their policy positions are poison to most sensible voters....