Republican presidential hopefuls are actively angling to turn Iraq — an unpopular war that sent George W. Bush’s approval ratings to record lows — into a winning issue for their party in 2016. And there’s reason to believe it just might work.
While the Iraq war continues to be unpopular, lukewarm or negative ratings for Obama’s handling of a variety of international issues has helped Republicans regain the advantage they lost to Democrats during the 2000s. CONT.
Scott Clement, Washington Post