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Originally Posted by JoshJ  There's a difference between a scandal and a serious break on policy issues. The parties are so far apart that if it weren't for the Civil War legacy I think Southern secession would be a real issue again. |
There's also a difference between a temporary incident and a long-term issue. The Republican Party's unpopularity right now is largely premised on the War in Iraq, not some deep policy difference. There are policy differences between the Republican Party and a majority of the nation, but they're not generally substantial enough to have caused the state the Republican Party's in right now.