Every day seems to usher in another sleazy lie filled ad from the McCa...
More...Every day seems to usher in another sleazy lie filled ad from the McCain campaign, and it's scary how intelligent and nice people are falling for it. But the problem is not just Rovian deceit and a complicit MSM, it's also a weakness in messaging on the part of Democrats. Republicans connect to people through fear, and Dems try to reach people through logic. It's like talking to a child who is afraid of the dark about electricity: not so effective. Psychologists tell us that when fear is activated in our "reptilian brain," it overwhelms everything else. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lili-haydn/security-and-the-reptilia_b_128339.html">Read more...</a>
