Are incumbents fears as great as the media is reporting? Are people really scared right now?
I think there are a lot of members of Congress who are shaking in their boots. They will face some very angry voters at the ballot box in November. And there will be a lot of members of Congress who lose their seats. How is the “Ground Zero mosque” issue playing out in Washington? This is a real hot-button issue. Members of both parties are looking for any opportunity to find an issue that they can campaign against their opponents on. And so the Republicans think that President Obama has made a grievous mistake in backing the rights of Muslims to open a community center and mosque. The President believes this is an issue, that there is a fundamental right in this country, protected by the Constitution, to respect different religions. It really says a lot about our country and how we feel after 9/11. But my sense is that while they certainly they have the right to build this mosque and community center near Ground Zero, I think people legitimately question the sensitivity of it. (See 10
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