For most of my life I feel like politics has worked that way though. It's human nature to respond to fear. It's why so many people spend more time talking about

For most of my life I feel like politics has worked that way though. It's human nature to respond to fear. It's why so many people spend more time talking about why we have to stop the other guy from getting in office rather than why our own guy should be there. And it certainly happens for a reason, besides the empty promises brought by most politicians the most visceral human response comes from fear. The more fearful people are, the easier they are to manipulate in general. If you take a step back and look at political messages designed to inspire fear, it will all become pretty visible.