speech about afghanistan. i don t think that means the people have forgotten about the soldiers. i think the rubber will hit the road next august if the president doesn t begin withdrawing troops. if the military comes out and says actually, we re not ready to have troops go. but, until and unless we get to a moment like that, i think you are going to see the continued laser like focus on the economy. carolyn, i will give you a brief wrap on this. go ahead and tell me your final thoughts. we will speak to you ladies later in the program. i think with modern warfare, it s easy to the american public to not feel the acute, whether economic effects or effects of, you know, people coming home in coffins because so few people are actually in the service compared to the numbers in the population. we tend to not feel the direct economic effect anymore. it s easy to forget about this. it s important given the fact that some tens of thousands of soldiers are sacrificing or
speech about afghanistan. i don t think that means the people have forgotten about the soldiers. i think the rubber will hit the road next august if the president doesn t begin withdrawing troops. if the military comes out and says actually, we re not ready to have troops go. but, until and unless we get to a moment like that, i think you are going to see the continued laser like focus on the economy. carolyn, i will give you a brief wrap on this. go ahead and tell me your final thoughts. we will speak to you ladies later in the program. i think with modern warfare, it s easy to the american public to not feel the acute, whether economic effects or effects of, you know, people coming home in coffins because so few people are actually in the service compared to the numbers in the population. we tend to not feel the direct economic effect anymore. it s easy to forget about this. it s important given the fact that some tens of thousands of soldiers are sacrificing or
strategist and fox news contributor susan estrich and political science professor at occidental college carolyn heldman. thank you for joining me this evening. susan, i begin with you. are both sides intentionally not mentioning the war in afghanistan? why has it dropped off the radar? well, because who is going to say what the issues that dominate campaigns and not necessarily as you know the most important issues, they are generally the most divisive ones. and at this point in time, you have got, you know, the president doing his best to improve the situation in afghanistan and at the same time promising to bring home troops later and what is sarah palin going to say? i agree? that s the issue. is there really a much contention in terms of what we want to hear is going to happen with the war? what can they say differently, carolyn? they are not going to focus on this because the economy, right, is the biggest issue facing the country. 50% of people say it s one of
unemployment, et cetera. maybe we need some new fresh blood in there. carolyn, can anything be done this late in the game to sway voters. in these tight races where it s just like this. what do you do to be compelling to get the people to come out for you and put your, you know, put your candidacy over the top? well, kimberly, think you it comes down to what happens with the get out the vote on election day. republicans are more likely to turn out than democrats this election. the democrats need to step up their game. we all see this massive tied coming where there is little question that the republicans will get at least the 39 seats that they need in the house in order to take it the big question is in the senate and, you know, i have to disagree with susan on the harry reid situation. he may well win, but it seems strange to me that he has this much power and, yet, is being seriously challenged by such a well, basically a flimsy candidate. she is very gaffe prone. she is not ver
speech about afghanistan. i don t think that means the people have forgotten about the soldiers. i think the rubber will hit the road next august if the president doesn t begin withdrawing troops. if the military comes out and says actually, we re not ready to have troops go. but, until and unless we get to a moment like that, i think you are going to see the continued laser like focus on the economy. carolyn, i will give you a brief wrap on this. go ahead and tell me your final thoughts. we will speak to you ladies later in the program. i think with modern warfare, it s easy to the american public to not feel the acute, whether economic effects or effects of, you know, people coming home in coffins because so few people are actually in the service compared to the numbers in the population. we tend to not feel the direct economic effect anymore. it s easy to forget about this. it s important given the fact that some tens of thousands of soldiers are sacrificing or