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Once Boon, Ties to Bush May Be Bust
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 25, 2006 04:41pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Apr 25, 2006 04:40pm |
| Description | By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: April 25, 2006
NEW ALBANY, Ind., April 22 — Fate has turned Representative Mike Sodrel's re-election campaign into a test case of the impact of public discontent with President Bush and the war in Iraq.
Two years ago, Mr. Sodrel, a Republican and the owner of a trucking company, stood shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Bush in support of the invasion of Iraq, and his campaign featured a procession of appearances with Mr. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and several cabinet members. Mr. Bush won 59 percent of the vote in the district, and the Republican tide helped push him to victory by a few hundred votes over the Democratic incumbent, Baron Hill.
This fall he faces a rematch against Mr. Hill, but like Republican incumbents around the country, Mr. Sodrel is running at a time when disillusionment with the war has turned association with Mr. Bush from a credential to a question mark in the eyes of many voters. |
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