The emphasis on culture wars in the 1988 elections contributed to the rise of polarization because it made crime a racial factor.
George Bush Snr. broadcast ads of Willie Horton who was a convicted killer and basically scared people into voting for him with promises of being tough on crime.
This polarized the nation as many people associated violent crime with African Americans.
Find out more on the Willie Horton ads at https://brainly.com/question/26990695.
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Thë ëmphäsïs ön cültürë wärs bröüght ïntö thë cämpäïgn hïghly ëmötïönäl ïssüës thät cöncërn dïffërënt ïdëäs äböüt thë mëänïng öf thë Unïtëd Stätës. Thësë typës öf ïssüës cän cäüsë pëöplë whö hävë dëëp-sëätëd bëlïëfs tö dëvëlöp ströng fëëlïngs öf äntïpäthy töwärd önë änöthër. För ëxämplë, thë Büsh cämpäïgn crïtïcïzëd Mïkë Dükäkïs's öppösïtïön tö rëqüïrïng stüdënts tö rëcïtë thë Plëdgë öf Allëgïäncë. Thïs ïssüë bröüght öüt vötërs' ströng fëëlïngs äböüt Dükäkïs's pätrïötïsm.
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Edmentum/Plato
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