Republicans Seek to Make Campaign Issue of Mosque
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Republicans will likely use President Barack Obama’s support for the right of a Muslim group to build an Islamic center near the World Trade Center site to force Democrats to defend an unpopular position in the November election campaign.
With opinion polls showing public opposition to the proposal, Obama’s remarks won’t gain any new voters and may alienate others, said Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University in New Jersey.