Rockridge

We need a President not just a Commander-and-Cheif

Protection and leadership are vital issues in a presidential campaign. But the commander-in-chief frame hides them, and replaces them with a right-wing model of government and of the presidency. Conservatives have a long history of dominating the landscape of ideas by trumpeting security issues. So long as the public generally thinks about military affairs as overwhelming, they will be susceptible to conservative frames. Associations between the presidency and commander-in-chief will tend to promote a conservative view of the world where use of force is not merely encouraged but made mandatory.