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On the recordSeptember 17, 2024
I think it's absolutely about that. It's about division. Look, we learned in politics, basically from the day I got in there and we kept learning this lesson every day, which is if you make people fearful or you make them angry you can drive them to action.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger discusses the divisive strategy used in politics to motivate voters through fear and anger.

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