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• No wonder Dems want to stop talking about ISIS!
• Don’t come around here no more
• New ad hits Hagan’s support for late-term abortion
• Unions shift focus to state races
• Dude, this stuff will blow you away
NO WONDER DEMS WANT TO STOP TALKING ABOUT ISIS
Obama insiders and Democrats told the NYT that they are anxious to see the president continue his pivot away from foreign policy, with several calling for a focus on jobs and the economy. One can see why. Obama’s about face on Iraq and Syria doesn’t seem to have changed voter attitudes about his foreign policy and that of his party. A new CBS News/NYT poll says that the president’s approval rating for foreign policy is essentially unchanged since last month when he announced an escalation of air strikes in the two countries, the return of U.S. ground forces to Iraq and increased arms shipments to rival rebel groups. Last month, 39 percent approved. This month, it is 40 percent. Worse for Democrats, Republicans hold a huge advantage on the issue of terrorism, leading by 21 points in the poll. Only 32 percent said the president did a good job assessing the threat from Islamist militants and a plurality said his policies had made the country less safe.
[Fox News: “Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly Tuesday there is no question that the Obama administration’s decision to not maintain a presence in Iraq was a mistake, and President Obama needs to ‘develop the will to get into the ring and fight’ against the Islamic State.”]
