History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2418 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Election of 2004
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The idea
In two thousand four Bush won reelection over Massachusetts senator John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran whose vote for the Iraq war weakened his criticism of it, the anchor says.
In practice
Republicans calling Kerry the Waffler.
Where people slip
The Yawp says Bush used abortion and same-sex marriage as wedge issues to rally religious conservatives.
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