[lbo-talk] more Dem anxiety on Iraq

[Chuck0]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> Washington Post - December 7, 2005
> Democrats Fear Backlash at Polls for Antiwar Remarks
> 
> By Jim VandeHei and Shalaigh Murray
> Washington Post Staff Writers
> 
> Strong antiwar comments in recent days by House Minority Leader Nancy 
> Pelosi and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean have 
> opened anew a party rift over Iraq, with some lawmakers warning that the 
> leaders' rhetorical blasts could harm efforts to win control of Congress 
> next year.

If they stay the course and refuse to take a tough stand against the 
war, they are headed for certain defeat next year. The Dems just don't 
understand how out of touch they are with average Americans and their 
Democratic base. The average Democrat is outraged at the war and mad at 
the party for being a bunch of wusses. More and more Americans oppose 
the war and hate the Bushies. If the Dems aren't going to tap into that 
then they are going to lose badly as disgusted Dems and independents 
stay home from the polls in disgust. The Republicans will survive 
because they have legions of automatons who will pull the lever for the 
Republicans as long as Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Lielly tell them to.

Chuck