[lbo-talk] Straw in the wind: Republican base dividing on Iraq

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Jun 17 08:07:04 PDT 2005


Chip Berlet wrote:


>It's not a flameout of right-wing politics, just an internal power struggle.
>
>But is it good for the Left?
>
>Yes.

Sorry for the previous empty msg - it got away on me.

But Chip, it's not just the internal power struggle. Public opinion is increasingly hostile to Bush on Iraq, Social Security, and the "social issues" like the Schiavo and stem cell affairs. And, besides, internal power struggles can reflect a loss of political momentum, no?

Doug



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