Republicans Losing The 'Security Moms'

Today, the Washington Post reports that President Bush and Congressional Republicans continue to lose support from their traditional base and groups like the "security moms" that have supported them since Sept. 11, 2001. As voters lose confidence in the President and Republicans' ability to keep America safe, Republicans have seen their electoral edge disappear heading into the mid-term elections. Americans are frustrated with the Bush Administration's failed policies in Iraq and no longer is "terrorism alone enough to keep" married women and GOP voters. Democrats are committed to security policies that are both tough and smart and a change in course in Iraq. Both at home and abroad, Democrats are offering a new direction for America this November.

Republicans Losing The 'Security Moms'
By Jim VandeHei
Washington Post
August 18, 2006

"Married women with children, the "security moms" whose concerns about terrorism made them an essential part of Republican victories in 2002 and 2004, are taking flight from GOP politicians this year in ways that appear likely to provide a major boost for Democrats in the midterm elections, according to polls and interviews.

"This critical group of swing voters -- who are an especially significant factor in many of the most competitive suburban districts on which control of Congress will hinge -- is more inclined to vote Democratic than at any point since Sept. 11, 2001, according to data compiled for The Washington Post by the Pew Research Center....

"Disaffection with President Bush, the Iraq war, and other concerns such as rising gasoline prices and economic anxiety are proving more powerful in shaping voter attitudes. .Significantly, Pew and other polls in recent days have found little or no advantage for Republicans in the aftermath of last week's foiled terrorist plot in London, even as Vice President Cheney and GOP leaders have warned that the event showed the risk of voting for a Democratic Party that they say is dominated by security doves....

"All of this suggests that the latest campaign by the GOP to portray Democrats as wobbly on security will be harder to sell in today's climate...."

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