Comments on: PUBLIC SEES REPUBLICANS AS BETTER ON NATIONAL SECURITY! http://www.washingtonhotlist.com/public-sees-republicans-as-better-on-national-security/ Politics 2.0 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:46:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve Levine http://www.washingtonhotlist.com/public-sees-republicans-as-better-on-national-security/comment-page-1/#comment-59712 Steve Levine Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:08:10 +0000 http://www.washingtonhotlist.com/?p=917#comment-59712 Certainly McCain as "war hero" -- which the media have elevated to mythical status -- contributes to the public's perception. But voters have perceived the GOP as the "national defense party" long before McCain became the nominee. So here's another (scary) case of the public holding a point of view EVEN THOUGH it is contradicted by the facts (e.g. "Obama is a Muslim.") AND THESE PEOPLE ARE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE??? Certainly McCain as “war hero” — which the media have elevated to mythical status — contributes to the public’s perception.

But voters have perceived the GOP as the “national defense party” long before McCain became the nominee.

So here’s another (scary) case of the public holding a point of view EVEN THOUGH it is contradicted by the facts (e.g. “Obama is a Muslim.”)

AND THESE PEOPLE ARE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE???

]]> By: Joshua Rosenstock http://www.washingtonhotlist.com/public-sees-republicans-as-better-on-national-security/comment-page-1/#comment-59696 Joshua Rosenstock Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:16:11 +0000 http://www.washingtonhotlist.com/?p=917#comment-59696 This really does not surprise me at all, even considering all of the counterintuitive facts you cite. As long as the Republican nominee is a former war hero while the Democratic nominee has no military record to speak of, the public will perceive the GOP as better equipped to handle national security. This really does not surprise me at all, even considering all of the counterintuitive facts you cite. As long as the Republican nominee is a former war hero while the Democratic nominee has no military record to speak of, the public will perceive the GOP as better equipped to handle national security.

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