Changes

|Used in a recent special congressional election for a [[Democrat]] in a [[Republican]]-leaning district in [[New York]] in 2011.

|Used in a recent special congressional election for a [[Democrat]] in a [[Republican]]-leaning district in [[New York]] in 2011.

|Fear sells

|Fear sells

|Democrats raided Medicare to fund Obamacare for younger voters.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pearl-korn/while-obamacare-addresses_b_4121993.html]

|Democrats raided Medicare to fund Obamacare for younger voters.[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/pearl-korn/while-obamacare-addresses_b_4121993.html]

|-

|-

|Third rail card

|Third rail card

|Kennedy card

|Kennedy card

|Used to support socialized medicine

|Used to support socialized medicine

|Cite Ted Kennedy’s "dream", the "the cause of my life", "Senator Kennedy eloquently captured how our long-term care system is failing the American people when he said, too often, they have to give up the American Dream" <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/26/dems-invoke-the-kennedy-card-to-defend-obamacare-in-wake-of-failing-class-act/ Dems invoke the ‘Kennedy Card’ to defend Obamacare in wake of failing CLASS Act, Daily Caller, October 26, 2011]</ref>

|Cite Ted Kennedy’s "dream", the "the cause of my life", "Senator Kennedy eloquently captured how our long-term care system is failing the American people when he said, too often, they have to give up the American Dream" <ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2011/10/26/dems-invoke-the-kennedy-card-to-defend-obamacare-in-wake-of-failing-class-act/ Dems invoke the ‘Kennedy Card’ to defend Obamacare in wake of failing CLASS Act, Daily Caller, October 26, 2011]</ref>

|Emotional appeal for passing legislation

|Emotional appeal for passing legislation

|Only 26% of the population can relate to liberalism, the Kennedy card has zero effect on legislation

|Only 26% of the population can relate to liberalism, the Kennedy card has zero effect on legislation

|Millionaires and billionaires card

|Millionaires and billionaires card

|[[Class warfare]]

|[[Class warfare]]

|Barack Obama said on June 29, 2011, "I'm proposing we get rid of tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires." <ref>The ''[[Washington Post]]'' Fact Checker column said, "in the context of a $4 trillion goal, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-missing-facts-in-president-obamas-news-conference/2011/06/29/AGpQMPrH_blog.html it is essentially meaningless]. The item is so small the White House could not even provide an estimate of the revenue that would be raised, but other estimates suggest it would amount to $3 billion over 10 years."</ref>

|Barack Obama said on June 29, 2011, "I'm proposing we get rid of tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires." <ref>The ''[[Washington Post]]'' Fact Checker column said, "in the context of a $4 trillion goal, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-missing-facts-in-president-obamas-news-conference/2011/06/29/AGpQMPrH_blog.html it is essentially meaningless]. The item is so small the White House could not even provide an estimate of the revenue that would be raised, but other estimates suggest it would amount to $3 billion over 10 years."</ref>

|Appeals to voters motivated by [[envy]]

|Appeals to voters motivated by [[envy]]

|Politicians that use it are dependent on campaign contributions from millionaires and billionaires

|Politicians that use it are dependent on campaign contributions from millionaires and billionaires

|"[[Homophobia]]" card

|"[[Homophobia]]" card

|Accusing the opponent of having an "irrational fear or hatred" of [[homosexuals]]

|Accusing the opponent of having an "irrational fear or hatred" of [[homosexuals]]

|Opposition to the radical redefinition of marriage as expressed in California's [[Proposition 8]] was deemed "homophobia".<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082605233.html</ref>

|Opposition to the radical redefinition of marriage as expressed in California's [[Proposition 8]] was deemed "homophobia".<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082605233.html</ref>

|Old stand-by in the arsenal of liberal slander attacks

|Old stand-by in the arsenal of liberal slander attacks

|Attempts to ostracize and criminalize an emotional disorder. "Homophobia", in fact, does not exist except as a smear term used frequently by liberals and other supporters of the [[homosexual agenda]]

|Attempts to ostracize and criminalize an emotional disorder. "Homophobia", in fact, does not exist except as a smear term used frequently by liberals and other supporters of the [[homosexual agenda]]

|"Global warming denier" card

|"Global warming denier" card

|Opposition to using [[junk science]] to promote political [[activism]].

|Opposition to using [[junk science]] to promote political [[activism]].

|"[[Global warming]]" activists have likened "climate change" to Nazi atrocities<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-roberts/global-warming-and-the-ho_b_74210.html</ref>

|"[[Global warming]]" activists have likened "climate change" to Nazi atrocities<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-roberts/global-warming-and-the-ho_b_74210.html</ref>

|Equates moderates with "ignorant fascists"

|Equates moderates with "ignorant fascists"

|Belittles and denigrates victims of the [[Nazi]] [[holocaust]], essentially descending into anti-Semitism in doing so<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/02/on_comparing_global_warming_de.html</ref>

|Belittles and denigrates victims of the [[Nazi]] [[holocaust]], essentially descending into anti-Semitism in doing so<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/02/on_comparing_global_warming_de.html</ref>

|"Anti-environment" card

|"Anti-environment" card

|A claim that tries to portray the opponent badly by placing them as someone who "hates the environment"

|A claim that tries to portray the opponent badly by placing them as someone who "hates the environment"

|"The GOP wants babies to be fed poison from the environment" <ref>http://www.uncoverage.net/2011/03/new-tv-ad-for-epa-republicans-poison-babies/</ref><br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSTnoeNNbzQ Watch the Video]

|"The GOP wants babies to be fed poison from the environment" <ref>http://www.uncoverage.net/2011/03/new-tv-ad-for-epa-republicans-poison-babies/</ref><br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSTnoeNNbzQ Watch the Video]

|The simple-minded will swallow any line of garbage.

|The simple-minded will swallow any line of garbage.

|Purview of [[extremist]]s

|Purview of [[extremist]]s

|[[Dominionist]] card

|[[Dominionist]] card

|Implies [[evangelical]] [[Christian]]s want to impose an [[Iran]]ian style [[theocracy]] on the United States

|Implies [[evangelical]] [[Christian]]s want to impose an [[Iran]]ian style [[theocracy]] on the United States

|Used by liberal [[misogynist]]s to attack [[Michelle Bachmann]] [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/KeepLeft/michele-bachmann-john-quincy-adams_n_885868_94606213.html]

|Used by liberal [[misogynist]]s to attack [[Michelle Bachmann]] [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/KeepLeft/michele-bachmann-john-quincy-adams_n_885868_94606213.html]

|Appeals to the fears of [[atheist]]s and anti-religious bigots

|Appeals to the fears of [[atheist]]s and anti-religious bigots

|Based on social [[pseudoscience]], [[propaganda]], and journalistic hacks

|Based on social [[pseudoscience]], [[propaganda]], and journalistic hacks

|Jesus card

|Jesus card

|Claiming "What would Jesus do" to try to paint the opponent as "not a true Christian" (a common liberal tactic when cornered on a religious issue, such as [[homosexuality]])

|Claiming "What would Jesus do" to try to paint the opponent as "not a true Christian" (a common liberal tactic when cornered on a religious issue, such as [[homosexuality]])

|As noted above, liberals often use this to defend homosexuality <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/what-would-jesus-do-if-in_b_480013.html</ref> by claiming that Jesus never specifically mentioned it

|As noted above, liberals often use this to defend homosexuality <ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/what-would-jesus-do-if-in_b_480013.html</ref> by claiming that Jesus never specifically mentioned it

|Certain Bible passages can easily be [[quote mine]]d

|Certain Bible passages can easily be [[quote mine]]d

|A true Christian can easily find the flaws in such an argument by pointing our how it is taken out of context

|A true Christian can easily find the flaws in such an argument by pointing our how it is taken out of context

|Insinuates NASCAR fans are "uneducated" and "racist"

|Insinuates NASCAR fans are "uneducated" and "racist"

|NASCAR fans tend to vote Republican,<ref>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/04/24/109269/-Why-do-NASCAR-Fans-Vote-Republican</ref> more so than fans of most others sports

|NASCAR fans tend to vote Republican,<ref>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/04/24/109269/-Why-do-NASCAR-Fans-Vote-Republican</ref> more so than fans of most others sports

|Republicans failed to balance the budget by cutting $7.4 million from the [[Pentagon]]'s sponsorship of NASCAR for Army recruiting<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19nascar.html</ref>

|Republicans failed to balance the budget by cutting $7.4 million from the [[Pentagon]]'s sponsorship of NASCAR for Army recruiting<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/sports/autoracing/19nascar.html</ref>

|NASCAR has an estimated 75 million fans

|NASCAR has an estimated 75 million fans

|-

|-