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Well, somebody’s afraid of the surge

“New York Senator Chuck Schumer seemed to give away the game — at least implicitly — on “Meet the Press.” He quite obviously does not want the next election cycle to be “about” Iraq. One gets the sense that this sentiment is even more pronounced among the Democrats who will be vying for their party’s presidential nomination. It is easy to see why: the problem of Iraq will be nothing but trouble for leading Democrats.

The party activists who hold sway during the primary season will demand that candidates embrace the so-called “anti-war” agenda without reservation, but if Democrats do that too enthusiastically they will remind voters that their party has been all about defeat since 1972.”

Jenny Hatch