Word: tactical
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...staff refuses to be part of this debate. Instead, it chooses to congratulate the subjects of Mansfield's obnoxious, ill-informed remarks for behaving themselves. This tactic allows the staff to be a self-righteous defender of free speech when there simply isn't anyone threatening...
...second powerful tactic liberals use is labelling. Liberals apply certain negative labels to Republicans and conservatives to discredit their opinions, so those opinions cease to count...
...sign is really not very professional" and is more of a scare tactic than a legitimate offer to rent, the manager said...
...Empowerment" umbrella--the group, its literature, its offshoot satellite series, its adjunct businesses and associated candidates--may achieve a shift in political thought, a reemphasis on the community as the center of political activity. Religious Right groups like Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition have been using the community-based tactic for years. The principle: field grass-roots candidates for local offices, thereby extending the political network before you enter the national arena...
...that hardly mattered: Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey had a plan and had been telling audiences that Clinton did not. The Arkansas Governor declared his plan to be "uniquely American" and promised to enact it in the first year of his administration. The tactic worked: campaign pollster Stan Greenberg noted later that once Clinton put his plan out, the issue went away...