Roosevelt was right!

Apparently we really do have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Read Study: Fear shapes voters' views

The article describes a study in which volunteers were asked to think about certain topics before they were asked the poll questions. Choice bits:

The volunteers were aged from 18 into their 50s and described themselves as ranging from liberal to deeply conservative. No matter what a person's political conviction, thinking about death made them tend to favor Bush, Solomon said. Otherwise, they preferred Kerry.

"I think this should concern anybody," Solomon said. "If I was speaking lightly, I would say that people in their, quote, right minds, unquote, don't care much for President Bush and his policies in Iraq."

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