He said he was outspent 3 to 1, and he complained that opponents had tried to scare voters.

The Congress tried unsuccessfully to scare voters from the opposition by speaking about the need for a strong government.

Yet conservative lawmakers eager to maintain the status quo also may use the report to scare voters into opposing any radical reforms.

In the interest of scaring voters, for example, the union's parent organization has claimed that there is no evidence that vouchers will improve achievement.

He said Mr. Clinton was trying to scare elderly voters into voting against him.

She also found his efforts to "scare" voters into voting for him unpleasant.

Local newspapers ran stories intended to scare white voters into voting for Head, exploiting fears of the growing black community in Louisville.

Instead, the Peronists tried to scare voters into remaining with their party by painting dire scenarios of economic upheaval if the opposition won.

But he cautions Republicans not to scare voters with any talk of reducing Social Security benefits.

He accuses the Democrats of trying to "demonize religious conservatives" as a means to "scare voters into line" against them.