Hillary Clinton Embraces the “Politics of Fear”

Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell

Democrats have for years accused Republicans of using the politics of fear. Whenever a Republican brings up the issue of national defense and keeping the country safe you can rest assured that a Democrat will accuse him of using scare tactics. It doesn’t matter to them if this is a real issue or not.

The Democrat race is about “hope” and “change” and who Democrats feel can best provide both. That is until now. Now that Hillary is in trouble and people evidently feel as though Obama is the best candidate to provide “change” and “hope” Hillary has decided to use the “politics of fear” that I thought she was opposed to.

Her new add being run in Texas shows two children sleeping at night peacefully while the narrator states the following:

“It’s 3 a.m., and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White House, and it’s ringing. Something’s happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call. Whether it’s someone who already knows the world’s leaders, knows the military—someone tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world.” At this point, we see our first adult, a concerned mother, opening the door and peering into her children’s bedroom. “It’s 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep,” the narrator repeats. “Who do you want answering the phone?”

The answer to that question is Hillary according to the ad. So much for the Democrats being above the politics of fear. There is no more dangerous Clinton than a wounded, frightened, and cornered Clinton. It is now time for the Clinton’s to pull out all the stops and suddenly the “politics of fear” are acceptable and palatable to them.

Hillary Clinton has abandoned her message of change and is now embracing politics as usual. This is hardly the change that Democrat voters are looking for. Or is it? Is the change that Democrat voters are looking for merely a change in parties in the white house? That seems to be the question that the Clinton campaign must be asking themselves. Once they win the nomination they would be able to switch back to the message of change. Until she wins the nomination however, politics as usual, and the politics of fear are perfectly acceptable to her.