Daily Kos: Dog whistle politics

Dog whistle politics

by kos
Mon Mar 28th, 2005 at 11:43:11 PST

I don't have a subscription to the Economist, so I can't read the whole piece. But Taegan at Political Wire has an intriguing snippet:

Over the past few weeks, a new expression has entered the Westminster lexicon: dog-whistle politics. It means putting out a message that, like a high-pitched dog-whistle, is only fully audible to those at whom it is directly aimed. The intention is to make potential supporters sit up and take notice while avoiding offending those to whom the message will not appeal.