B is not the correct answer here. Framing happens when the media influences the way people think about an issue. If a media commentator had said what this candidate said, we could say that they were engaged in framing. But this was something that a candidate said so it cannot be framing.
It is more accurate to call this a sound bite. A sound bite can be defined as a very short snippet that is spoken by a candidate. It is meant to convey something about the candidate’s position in a very short time. Because it is meant to be short, it cannot really be very in-depth or complex. It has to be a very simplistic exposition of a point of view.
The quote that you give here meets this definition. It is a very brief statement of the candidate’s opinion that really cannot be very complex or in-depth. Instead it is more like a short slogan that the candidate thinks will help him in the election. Therefore, I would call this a sound bite rather than an example of framing.
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