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Home » 2012 Campaign » Moral psychology and the campaigns (on “The Cycle”)
Sep17 2

Moral psychology and the campaigns (on “The Cycle”)

Posted by Jonathan Haidt in 2012 Campaign, Moral Foundations in Action, Politics, Videos

I was a guest today on a new MSNBC show, The Cycle, which is interesting because it features one conservative and three liberals discussing the days issues in a friendly way — I love it every time I see models of cross-partisan amity and constructive disagreement.

We talked about the role that moral values play in the campaigns. The hosts wanted to talk about what makes swing voters decide, but I preferred to talk about what energizes the bases. We haven’t had an election where both sides aimed for the middle since 2000, when George W. Bush ran as a moderate compassionate conservative.

[Forgive my big speech error of saying “right” once when I clearly meant “left.”]

 

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2 Comments

  1. brian keegan | September 18, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    Hi Jon, enjoyed the clip. I have a question for you. I enjoy your work and often try to introduce other folks to it. I am wondering if you have a favorite clip that you think does the best job of giving people a 5-15 executive summary of your main premises.

    I’ve looked at probably 5 or 6 over the last year or so, and I prefer the longer ones with more content, like say at TED. So, if you wanted to introduce someone to your work in 15 minutes or so, where would you send them?

    Any other thoughts you have on this would also be welcome. As a former textbook editor and current college instructor, I think a lot about different ways to present things in ways that engage, help people quickly form a personal filing cabinet, and then stock it with goodies.

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  2. susan davis | October 12, 2012 at 3:40 am

    what are your view about the 1st presidential and vice presidential debates….and the moral issues facing our country?

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