White House Watch: Democrats wonder which issue will bolster Bush
Despite the public confidence aired by Democratic leaders that they've got President Bush on the ropes, most still believe he'll mount a public comeback leading up to the 2006 elections. But the question of many is what will be the issue he rides back up in the polls.
"What do you think it will be? You know he'll come back, but how?" a key Democratic leadership aide asked last week. Democrats say that they've reviewed the president's domestic agenda and don't see a successful issue. What's more, they believe that Democratic efforts to stall Social Security reform, stop the John Bolton nomination, and shine the spotlight on the problems in Iraq and Afghanistan have given the Democrats the advantage in recent months. Still, they're not confident yet of keeping Bush down in the polls leading up to the 2006 elections.
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