<\/a>A new CNN \/ ORC poll just revealed that the majority of Americans want Congress to reject the nuclear deal with Iran that the Obama Administration negotiated. This is a shift from April, 2015 when the majority favored approval of the deal.<\/p>\n

It might be farcical that the American people are asked their views on the deal; it\u2019s very complicated and hardly anyone has read it. On the other hand, we\u2019re all entitled to engage in \u201cgut politics\u201d in which we intuitively make judgments about whether or not we can trust an individual or a policy.<\/p>\n

The problem with the second approach, the \u201cgut approach,\u201d is that we are more susceptible to emotional appeals, particularly when they are blasted upon us by the electronic media. No sooner had Secretary of State John Kerry concluded the arduous negotiations with the Iranians and five allies than right-wing organizations began saturating the American airwaves with fear-mongering ads that as always, present only partial information and a lot of disinformation.<\/p>\n