(I don't agree with his stance that the situation in Iraq has improved, but I'm disgusted and disheartened that this doesn't seem to be important enough to discuss during the campaign any more.)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Whatever happened to the war?
For months, it was all the rage on the campaign trail. Democratic contenders never missed a chance to pound on the Bush administration, rip the Republicans and remind voters over and over how badly things were going in Iraq.
Republicans, as often as not, staunchly insisted that distant battles and homeland security went hand-in-hand. Day after day, stop after stop, the war was the focus of all things presidential.
Now, the war is little more than a distant echo in most stump speeches. The Democrats are generally saying little more than "We should get out as soon as we can." The Republicans are hardly mentioning it.
Why?
Here's a theory: Republicans know that a defining characteristic of the electorate now is widespread distaste for the war that Bush launched and has continued with the help of the Republican Party.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/13/raw.politics.foreman/index.html