2006 Midterms Offer Lessons for Republicans on Foreign Wars
1 sourceUpdated Nov 4, 20261 min read
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What each side asserts, disputes — or leaves out entirely.
Whose framing of this story rings truest to you?
Staying out of long foreign fights seems like the main lesson here if they want to hold Congress again.
Republicans should remember that midterm voters turned against the party running the war, not just the president.
The 2006 elections showed how Iraq dragged down Republican support once casualties mounted without a clear end.