Jim Whitehead (R), a former Georgia state senator running in the special election to succeed the late Rep. Charlie Norwood, is making a concerted effort to avoid discussing the war, claiming “Iraq has not been a big thing in our district“:
When it comes to Iraq, Whitehead has picked up right where Norwood left off, standing firmly behind President Bush.
But even in this heavily conservative district in rural northeast Georgia, Whitehead has decided that showcasing a stay-the-course position is not a good idea.
Whitehead’s press releases have not mentioned the war for months. His new campaign ad does not address it. The first use of the word “Iraq” on Whitehead’s Web site is buried in a summary of the fight against terrorism in a section labeled “other important issues.”
An April poll by the conservative polling firm Strategic Vision found that “52 percent of Georgians disapproved of Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq and only 33 percent approved.”
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