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...because they trust the Republican Party to do a better job of protecting and strengthening America's military might and thereby protecting America." That said, some Democratic strategists still insist that come November pocketbook issues, not Iraq, will drive the election. Recent history bolsters the argument: in the 1990 midterm election, another time of economic malaise, Republicans lost eight House seats and one Senate seat, even as the first President Bush was sending troops by the thousands to the Persian Gulf...
...before Congress recessed for the November elections, Hyde was far from enthusiastic. Tom DeLay, the House Republican hawk who had been carrying water for the White House on war with Iraq, saw the political advantage for Republicans backing the president on a national security issue just before hotly contested midterm elections. But graybeards like Hyde worried about the pitfalls. He and many of his more sober-minded colleagues needed to be convinced. By the time he returned to Washington early this week Hyde had already decided to begin hearings the week of September 23 to consider the administration's case...
Arrests and indictments don't necessarily result in convictions--think back to the Wall Street scandals of the 1980s. But for now, with midterm congressional elections just a few months away and control of the House and Senate at issue, that's almost beside the point. Nor is the spectacle over. The House Energy and Commerce Committee in particular is contemplating more hearings this fall, with an invitation list that might include everyone from Global Crossing to ImClone, a committee source told Time. And as Democratic opponents seize on the White House's cozy links to corporate America--and especially...
...George W. Bush may not be running for reelection this year, but he's still working hard on the campaign trail. The President is campaigning relentlessly for GOP candidates in midterm elections, doing his part to maintain Republican control of the House - and to return the Senate to GOP hands. He's also helping gubernatorial candidates in hopes of solidifying good relationships in states he'll need...
...committee. And while he probably won't get anything nearly that streamlined (this is Washington, after all), he has a few factors working to his advantage, including the urgency of the mission (continuing threats of new terror attacks mean every day truly counts) and the proximity of the midterm elections (no candidate wants to be associated with an intelligence committee that?s dragging its heels...