Something I came across …
â[His] principal issue was the war. The issue of the war was not like other issues. To a significant part of the electorate, the war was a passion, and opposing it had become something like a way of life. It had defined the politics of a generation. And now the war had been going on so long that to passion was added memory. To [this] generation, it was not only a candidateâs current position on the war that counted but his position on the war at every moment in the warâs long history. To them, a manâs record on the war was an index to his character, and [his] opposition had been strong and consistent from an early date.â
Just food for thought.
