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GOP Worried About Iraq's Role at Polls
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Apr 14, 2004 02:40pm |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Wednesday, April 14, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | GOP Worried About Iraq's Role at Polls
The Honolulu Advertiser
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican ally of President Bush, says Iraq is "a mess" and voters are rattled. He ought to know: He's attending two funerals this week of servicemen killed in the Persian Gulf nation. "People are becoming unnerved by it," said Pawlenty, who also is co-chairman of Bush's state campaign. "Minnesota communities are strong and tough, but people do want to know, 'What's the end game here?'" Pawlenty discussed the political implications of Iraq hours after attending the Tuesday funeral of Cpl. Tyler Fey of Eden Prairie, Minn., who was killed April 4 in Iraq's Al Anbar province. Two other soldiers from Minnesota died in Iraq last week. At Fey's funeral, his brother, Ryan, told hundreds of mourners, "I have so much anger for the politicians in Washington." Their policies "sent my brother on a second tour of Iraq after I thought he'd done his part in the initial invasion," Fey said.
"I'm going to vote Democrat in this election," said the Maple Grove, Minn., resident. "I don't think we were ever made aware of what's going on in Iraq. His administration has not told the truth." Another young mother from Maple Grove, a city full of ticket-splitters, said she once favored the Iraq war. Now, Michele Rapinac thinks "it was a big mistake to trust him." The percentage of people who trust Bush has fallen since the Iraq war, though his personal approval ratings are still relatively high. An AP poll last week found that an increasing number of people - about half - say the military action in Iraq has increased the threat of terrorism, not decreased it. And more people now see the possibility that Iraq could become like Vietnam, a lengthy military struggle with no clear resolution. |
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