Crises in Gaza, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine have dominated the news this summer and even grabbed the attention of many Americans who are usually indifferent to international affairs. Yet the events might as well be in a parallel universe for all the notice they are getting in this year’s congressional campaigns. …
Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster, reached for a Cold War-era adage, “politics ends at the water’s edge,” to explain why campaigns have been mostly mum on overseas conflicts, despite their potential importance. “Voters’ interest ends at the border’s edge,” Mr. Garin said. CONT.
Jackie Calmes, New York Times