Politicians delight in using the sky-is-falling theme every day, which is amplified by the media. If you want to get your base out to vote, rage and fear are great motivators. When Reagan was elected, certain Democratic pundits took to the airwaves declaring that this was basically the end of the world, or at least the end of America. He was unfit for office, stupid, and a war monger who would surely cause a nuclear holocaust.
