Bigger 2012 issue: Osama or Libya?

Published May 3, 2011 4:00am ET



Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief David Corn tweets: “Attn on POTUS poll #’s re OBL raid pointless. Issue is not bump, but whether GOP weak-on-defense charge now useless.” The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes agrees. I am not so sure.

On Monday morning, many were pronouncing Osama bin Laden’s a game-changer that “could serve to change the nation’s psyche.” The early polling seems to show that isnt’t going to happen.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.