In doing so, Bush associates his policies with the success and happiness of everyday people. Even if people don’t realize it, this creates a subliminal connection between Bush’s policies, a good quality of life, and American values. This strategy of appealing to “common people” would manifest in a new kind of conservative thinking employed by the Bush campaign — “Compassionate Conservatism.” Bush himself justified his use of the term by saying “I felt compelled to phrase it this way because people hear “conservative” and they think heartless (President George W. Bush on Compassionate Conservatism).” Essentially what Bush was doing with this was affirming traditional conservative Republican values while still emphasizing the outsider messaging that won him the nomination in the first place. This combination was a huge contributing factor to his election victory in November. Bush also incorporated plain folks propaganda into his campaign strategy by stating he came from a working class
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