Foreign policy and the Middle East as a major issue in the midterms? A few months ago, it would have been almost laughable—but with overseas news dominating the headlines and on voters’ minds, Republicans see the issue as the final piece in the puzzle for using fears about President Obama’s tenure against Democratic candidates in key races. In the battle for Senate control in November, Republican strategists say GOP candidates can use foreign policy to help tell a story about Obama—and, by extension, Democratic Senate candidates—as incompetent and providing insufficient leadership for the country. “If you’d asked us two …read more
Source: The Atlantic
