Security Moms: Change the Course! Posted by Lorelei Kelly

Looks like Security Mom's and many others are thinking twice before falling for the fear pablum that Bush and the GOP are ladling out again.  (disclosure, I direct the national security policy for the organization that commissioned this poll)

Mark Silva at the Chicago Tribune writes :

In this era of tough talk on national security, a new survey suggests that candidates campaigning with a promise of promoting better international cooperation among the United States and other nations could draw great attention from voters.

The survey also suggests that women can campaign on an equal footing with men on this question, and that it is far more compelling than the Bush adminstration’s message on national security – that perhaps this even marks “the end of cowboy diplomacy.’’

For women seeking office in record numbers this year, the promise of a foreign policy predicated on stronger international cooperation offers a compelling message, one which greatly appeals to voters – men and women alike – according to a study run by The White House Project, a nonpartisan organization that promotes women in politics.

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