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...electorate that eventually provides the four-year mandate for a candidate to lead. The undecided voter has a duty to take into account all pertinent issues before making an informed decision; the research is exhausting, but is worth a lot more than simply subscribing to the claims of attack...
...fails to convey the magnitude of what is at stake. National Review columnist Anne Bayefsky best articulates this viewpoint, writing that “since the time of Hitler, civilization has never been so close to the brink of total catastrophe” in reference to a possible nuclear attack by Iran on Israel, among other threats to geopolitical stability. For children of Holocaust survivors, McCain’s more aggressive Iran policy, including a refusal to negotiate with Iran, is infinitely superior to Obama’s economic sanctions and precondition-less negotiations. The bombs fell too late...
...Hagan, who has been a Sunday school teacher and is a regular church-goer, fired back Wednesday. "This is a fabricated, pathetic ad," she said, "How dare she attack my faith. Is Elizabeth Dole that desperate to keep this Senate seat?" A day later, Hagan actually filed a defamation suit against Dole over the ad; the Republican's campaign responded by saying that it stands by the ad and that "This lawsuit is frivolous, and we will file a motion to dismiss." The most cutting comment on the entire flap came from high-octane Republican consultant Alex Castellanos, who said...
...quite that bad for Dole. Most polls have shown the race to be tight, though over the last month and a half Hagan has had an average of a three or four point lead. But the mere fact that Dole felt she had to launch an attack on her opponent's faith shows how daunting the trends against Republicans like Dole are this election year...
...Dole may yet pull out a victory despite the predictions of the pollsters. If she does, it will be hard to argue that it wasn't her attack on Hagan's faith that put her over the top. That may leave some observers, including eleven in-state newspapers, shaking their heads, but as the Charlotte Observer put it, "Somewhere, Jesse Helms is laughing and clapping in glee...