In 2002 and 2004, President Bush and other Republicans successfully portrayed the Democrats as weak on national security. Although the GOP still believes it can win elections by labeling Democrats as "cut-and-run" wimps who would embolden terrorists, times have changed. The latest polls show the Republicans--and former Democrat Joe Lieberman--are not the centrists any more. That's from political writer and blogger Dick Polman.
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