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Democrats in a Time of War: We're looking at another liberal crackup.

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| April 07, 2003 | Ponnuru, Ramesh | COPYRIGHT 2003 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Scoop Jackson is dead. So is the hawkish wing of the Democratic party that the late senator once led. Its absence could make the Democrats unelectable for years.

It's true, of course, that many Democrats in Congress voted for the resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq. Democrats who want to be president remember 1992, when opponents of the first Gulf War were considered ineligible for the national ticket. It's also true that a few liberal intellectuals, notably the editors of The New Republic, support regime change. But these intellectuals are men without a country. They don't appear to have any influence with liberal voters.

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