The peace majority

Katrina vanden Heuvel
PBLOG | Posted 06/15/2006 @ 4:05pm
The Peace Race

The peace majority is real.

A CBS poll finds that 80 percent of Democrats believe the United States should have stayed out of Iraq, and more than 60 percent want US troops home as soon as possible. A Washington Post/ABC poll finds that 70 percent of Independents feel the war was not worth it, and 33 percent of Republicans agree. Even 72 percent of our troops believe US forces should leave Iraq in the next year.

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Hopefully, the Democratic Party leadership will soon follow the lead of grassroots activists and courageous leaders such as Feingold, Kerry and Senate candidates, Rep. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, John Tester in Montana, and Bernie Sanders in Vermont.

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Let the race for peace begin. Sign the Peace Voter Pledge today.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?bid=7&pid=92399

Iraq will figure big in fall congressional elections
Posted 6/16/2006 5:33 PM
By Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY

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To be sure, Republicans and Democrats, whether they be in Congress or at home, are sharply divided on the war: Polls show most Republicans basically support President Bush's conduct of the ongoing conflict. Most Democrats do not.

A June 9-11 USA TODAY/Gallup Poll found that 70% of Republicans approve of Bush's handling of the war, compared to only 11% of Democrats.

While there are some disagreements on Iraq within the ranks of Republicans in Congress, Democrats on Capitol Hill are more split.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/benedetto/2006-06-16-benedetto_x.htm?csp=34