There's a great post over at Daily Kos, analyzing why the GOP's tried and true scare tactics don't seem to be working, and suggesting alternative boogey-men.

This clip will give you a sample, but the whole thing really is worth a read:

Homosexuals: While still fashionable in some circles to fear homosexuals and the devastation they might wreak upon the American landscape, this particular fear has been dampened by decades of homosexuals not actually posing a threat. At the same time, recent years have shown both clergymen and congressmen to be far more of a sexual threat to Americans, thus leading most of the public to realize that if they had to live next to a gay couple or a Republican congressman, they'd be nuts not to chose the gay couple.

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