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

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Jun 18 07:32:45 PDT 2005


Chuck0 wrote:


>Doug Henwood wrote:
>
>>Wow, that's pretty amazing. Public opinion really seems to be
>>turning, and with this sort of leadership, it could accelerate. Is
>>Bush promoting the flameout of right-wing politics?
>
>The fact that public opinion is turning against the war is good
>news, but folks should note the fact that the antiwar "movement" has
>not been a factor in this switch in public opinion.

Yeah, I'd noticed that and was trying to figure out what in meant. It's not just that the antiwar "movement" hasn't been a factor, it's virtually disappeared even as public opinion was turning in its favor. Why?

Doug



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