Write of Center: Cleaning Up Medicaid

The dictionary definition of demagoguery is political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational arguments.

I remember a classic example from 1984. It was a presidential year and our Republican nominees were President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush.

Early in the campaign, they decided not to respond to their opponent’s negative messaging. The opposition unleashed a tsunami of nasty attack ads, but the Reagan campaign was determined to stay on the high ground.