S05, E06: Wagging the Dog
Nia Rodgers, John Aughenbaugh · VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University) · 2020
Nia and Aughie discuss the concept of wagging the dog, a reference to creating a distraction in order to draw attention away from a candidate's behavior. They discuss several examples from events that could be legitimate to events designed deliberately to distract, and the potential these events have to backfire.