Cities For Peace
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Cities for peace
Tom Paine
by Karen Dolan
11/10/06
Red state, blue state? That is SO last week. As Democrats have swept into power, shamelessly ignoring the once-sacred red state–blue state divide, one more aspect of this blurring of the nation's political divide remains underreported. This story more fully illustrates the passionate energy of anti-war sentiment in America and it’s a lesson former red-staters would do well to heed. This election, 162 communities in Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts voted on ballot measures calling for the U.S. to end the Iraq War. In every one of those communities, the measures swept to victory. ... Mirroring anti-Bush sentiment in the congressional and gubernatorial races, the "Bring the Troops Home" ballot measures received great support even in legislative districts that went for Bush in 2004...
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/11/10/cities_for_peace.php
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Cities for peace
Tom Paine
by Karen Dolan
11/10/06
Red state, blue state? That is SO last week. As Democrats have swept into power, shamelessly ignoring the once-sacred red state–blue state divide, one more aspect of this blurring of the nation's political divide remains underreported. This story more fully illustrates the passionate energy of anti-war sentiment in America and it’s a lesson former red-staters would do well to heed. This election, 162 communities in Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts voted on ballot measures calling for the U.S. to end the Iraq War. In every one of those communities, the measures swept to victory. ... Mirroring anti-Bush sentiment in the congressional and gubernatorial races, the "Bring the Troops Home" ballot measures received great support even in legislative districts that went for Bush in 2004...
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/11/10/cities_for_peace.php
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 11. Nov, 11:40
