Obama and the Politics of National Security -- A Commentary

From Real Clear World:
As the presidential race grinds towards its finale, writing preemptive postmortems on the campaigns is something of a cottage industry. Yet while most of the attention has been focused on the McCain campaign and its internecine feuds, less attention has been paid to whether the Obama campaign has achieved an enduring Democratic hope – changing the politics of national security.

Even casual observers are familiar with the conventional wisdom that economic issues tend to favor Democrats,
Even casual observers are familiar with the conventional wisdom that economic issues tend to favor Democrats, while foreign policy and national security issues favor Republicans. Such wisdom was only reinforced during this campaign, as Senator Obama’s lead in the polls grew as U.S. economic fortunes began to sink.

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