Rod Blagojevich, Karl Rove, Barack Obama and former U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller have something in common this election season.
Each of them is being cast as a bogeyman in a number of races throughout Illinois and the nation.
Chris Mooney, a political scientist at the University of Illinois-Springfield, said using bogeymen is a way for candidates to simplify the selection process for voters who aren't paying a lot of attention to the candidates' positions on issues.
"They want to make is easy for the voters," Mooney said.
Mooney's comments were featured in a September 23, 2010, article in the Bloomington Pantagraph.
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