Reply #8: How will this affect the elections in November?

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Can anyone doubt this is going to Kabosh the Republican party? When the voters go to the ballot boxes in November, they are going to think about what has happened to this country.

We've speculated here on the DU that Bush would draw down the numbers of troops in Iraq, just to save his ass in the mid-term elections. Then, he would probably send them right back again.

But if they have to INCREASE the numbers and violence starts escalating, count on Americans to say "no more", "we've had it".

Now, the Repubs are going to try to rig the election again. But they can only do that if their margin is small. NOT if it's 80% - 20% like it is now.