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Folic acid (vitamin b9) without prescription, Janes, as promised, our stop-the-presses feature today is the CJP interview with Linda Douglass. You have certainly seen her at many points during her 33-year broadcast career, either with ABC News, CBS News or KNBC on the West Coast. She is now a Contributing Editor for National Journal and hosts a weekly radio program for National Journal On Air and XM Radio’s POTUS ’08 all-politics channel (streams free, BTW). Having covered six presidential campaigns, she knows her stuff, and she was kind enough to sit down with CJP so that we can share it with you…..

CJP: For women who are just tuning in to the elections, where are things now?

LD: Starting with the Republican race, which is the most fluid, where to buy folic acid (vitamin b9), there are some very interesting story lines emerging that have to do with which issues may dominate the general election campaign and how the Republican party is going to wind up defining itself in the wake of the Bush years. I think those are the two most interesting storylines and those are story lines that matter to voters and to women.

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So will this be, again, a campaign in which we are being told to be fearful about the future? Will there be, between the Democrat and Republican nominees, folic acid (vitamin b9) without rx, a very different approach to how you deal with the rest of the world in the wake of the Bush years? Will we move toward an even more muscular persona? Will we move toward one in which we try to make friends again with people who hate us? Is there going to be some interesting consensus that emerges about how we behave on the world stage? That, in the Republican race, Cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) pill, is an emerging storyline.

The second thing, in terms of the issues that are driving the campaign, is immigration. It is such a potent issue for Republicans because it has very real consequences for voters. Whether you want to stop illegal immigrants from coming into the country, or whether you are concerned that there has to be a way to make people who are already here legal- whatever your worries are…that is going to be huge.

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It's the one who’s got the most potent views on national security and the one who’s got the toughest approach on immigration. Then then the question is, what about those social issues? Are the other two issues more important than the third issue?

I’d also advise women who are paying attention to watch for what I like to call the “ticking bomb” issue with the Republican candidates.

For Mitt Romney, find cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) online, he’s going to have to grapple with a level of concern among voters measurably about whether they want a Mormon president. He’s going to have to figure out how to put that to rest. Is that an issue that makes him an unelectable candidate in their minds?

For Giuliani, he’s got all these personal relationships from New York in his past, Cheapest folic acid (vitamin b9), Giuliani Partners, and all of its many activities and Bernard Kerik, his former partner. There’s a very fertile area in there for investigative reporters. Voters should pay attention to that storyline, because that could sink him.

Now, order generic folic acid (vitamin b9), in terms of the Democratic race, I think that for women voters, Buy cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) internet, there is an emerging storyline about the role women are currently playing in our society. Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have very gingerly begun to play the gender card, in terms of complaining that the men are being rougher on her than they would be on a man. That may or may not be true, by the way, I’m not saying it’s an illegitimate complaint. But it exposes the gender divide that still exists in this country, buy generic folic acid (vitamin b9) online, nearly 40 years after the height of the women’s movement.

This may be a time when women of my generation and my daughter’s generation are going to find themselves asking whether they really do play an equal role in society, whether they are treated equally in the workplace and are able to compete on equal footing with men. In many cases the answer is yes. My daughter is in a medical school in Washington where the majority of the students are women. But how much have things changed? Is there still male/ female tension in terms of equality? So I think that’s a storyline that will be very interesting for women to watch. And if Hillary Clinton becomes the nominee, Folic acid (vitamin b9) cost, I think it will be a storyline.

CJP: Do you think that's a source of support for her?

LD: Obviously we are seeing in polls there’s pride among women at the notion that we’re going to potentially have the opportunity to have our first women president. You also see in a recent poll, the Marist poll that was done in New Hampshire, that support among men over 45 for Hillary Clinton dropped, it plummeted, buy folic acid (vitamin b9) lowest price, after she began to raise the gender issue, or maybe the media raised it, Where to order folic acid (vitamin b9), but the support among men really sank. What’s that all about?

There’s an interesting generational storyline, which could still work for Barack Obama. And that is, are we done with the 60s? Do we really want to turn the page? Do we actually want a new generation?

He looks different. He’s from a different place. He’s of a different life experience on every level, not just in terms of where he’s from, order discount folic acid (vitamin b9), but in terms of the issues in his own life. He didn’t have to deal with the Vietnam War. He’s the beneficiary of the Civil Rights movement, Order folic acid (vitamin b9) in canada, but that was 40 years ago.

So that will certainly be something that will affect the interest of every woman. At what point are the boomers going to see a new generation take over? If you’re a parent, as I am, my daughter is in her 20’s, cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) from canada, I’m waiting for her generation to rise up and take over. Now she’s too young, but what about the one’s who are on their 30s? We have been in charge for a long, Folic acid (vitamin b9) online pharmacy, long time, so this may also be a turning point on that question.

CJP: What about race?

LD: The generational/ race question factors into the Barack Obama equation in the following ways, and there’s data to support this: There still is racial tension in the country, but there is a rising number of Americans who can’t even identify what their race is. There is a growing number of young people who have lived in a world where race mattered less than it did when we were growing up. It’s not to say it doesn’t matter, folic acid (vitamin b9) discount, but it matters less. That’s only true in pockets of the country, but again, Fda approved folic acid (vitamin b9), I think the rise of multi-racialism in this country has obfuscated in some small ways the differences that have been so paramount.

On the other hand, racial prejudice is still palpable in many places in the country. And when Barack Obama launches into a really emotional stump speech, he has kind of a Southern accent that begins to appear.

CJP: Yes he does.

LD: He sounds like he’s speaking from the pulpit. Does that press a button with certain kinds of white voters? How much progress have we made? If he becomes the nominee, that is going to be a huge question in voters’ minds.

These are all questions where voters have to look into themselves.

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LD: They matter because a.) They always have; and b.) They are the Petri dishes in many ways where the candidates meet voters in person.

You know it’s always frustrating to everybody else in the country to watch this happen, because if you look at the profile of people in Iowa, they really are not like the rest of the country. They are older, they are whiter, folic acid (vitamin b9) no prescription, they are more rural, and the same is true with New Hampshire. It’s a very small place, Folic acid (vitamin b9) overnight delivery, lacking in diversity; nothing urban about either of those places.

But because they are small, candidates actually can get around and talk to voters and once you past there, then it’s all TV commercials because you don’t have the ability, if you go to a place like California, compare folic acid (vitamin b9) prices online, to talk to people in town halls. Even though we complain about the process, and even though everybody has been trying to change it this year, Cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) from uk, I think it’s likely to continue to be an important part of the process.

The reason South Carolina is important is because it’s the South, and the South is a different animal from the rest of the country. Southern Democrats are different than Democrats in the Northeast. And Southern Republicans are in many cases much more religiously conservative than other Republicans, and much more concerned with those social issues.

CJP: If a candidate loses the first two states, do you count them out?

LD: We normally say if someone loses the first two, cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) in usa, you should count them out. But Rudy Giuliani is trying a new strategy this year in which his campaign is saying that it is still possible to lose Iowa and New Hampshire and maybe even South Carolina, and bounce back in Florida at the end of January, Cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) tablets, showing that you can win a big, diverse state that’s in the South. It has Hispanics, Left, Right, folic acid (vitamin b9) in us, East, West. Florida is a very interesting microcosm of the country.

Giuliani would move on from a win there to Tsunami Tuesday and get those big states. So he is gambling that, Folic acid (vitamin b9) non prescription, if he doesn’t do well in the early states, he’s still got a chance to survive, despite the conventional wisdom.

CJP: In addition to the presidential race, what other stories are out there for 2008? Are there trends that you’re seeing for control of Congress yet?

LD: Certainly there are these massive numbers of Republican retirements. We’re constantly crunching this data, canadian folic acid (vitamin b9), but everything we’re seeing certainly favors the Democrats, in spite of the fact that they are wildly unpopular with the country.

One of my colleagues, Cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) from usa, Ron Brownstein, did a very interesting analysis that showed even when the Congress of one party is as unpopular as these Democrats are, in the end what seems to drive elections is the popularity of the President. And even though he’s not on the ballot, George Bush’s popularity, folic acid (vitamin b9) no rx, one would argue based on data, might just continue to drag the whole Republican Party down.

And I think that on all of the issues I mentioned earlier- war, Cheap folic acid (vitamin b9) in canada, national security and particularly immigration since it’s such a local issue, the question will be how aggressive do we want the government to be? Also, how much do we want the government to do to provide health insurance for the uninsured. What are we going to do with our tax system? Are we going to consider raising taxes? These are all issues that are going to play out in a really intense way between the political parties.

I would just add that I don’t think the Democrats have done much to distinguish themselves from the Republicans this year. Their priorities are different, folic acid (vitamin b9) buy, their rhetoric is different, they tried to pass different legislation, Order folic acid (vitamin b9) no prescription required, but I don’t think the public knows that because they haven’t really accomplished anything. So you’re going to really see a strong attempt to make a distinction.

I think voters should be very excited and pay a lot of attention to this race for the following reason:

I think that there are the most profound differences between the political parties on almost every issue that we have seen in any election in recent memory. If you go back to the 2000 election between Gore and Bush, they were talking about the Lock Box. I conducted focus groups with voters when I was at ABC. They could not for the life of them decide which one of them to choose because there was so little difference on the issues.

Now on every single issue, there is a fundamental difference between the Democrats and Republicans.

CJP: For someone who is trying to follow the race, but is also trying to live their lives, buy folic acid (vitamin b9) internet, what would you suggest is a good way to pare down all this information? Where should a savvy information consumer go if she’s got half an hour in a day to devote to following politics?

LD: First, I always recommend to everybody to make time to read the newspaper.

CJP: Just your local newspaper?

LD: Yes. I’m a big believer of sitting down in a chair, Folic acid (vitamin b9) no online prescription, I know we’re all busy, but get up a half hour earlier to sit down and read the newspaper, whatever your best local newspaper is.

In terms of tracking what’s going on in an easy and digestible way, I think the ABC News and NBC News websites are very good and very up to date. Real Clear Politics has the longer form things you can read. I think that you should watch the network news at night. Watch it at 6:30 or tape it and do it later. You’ll get a really good, folic acid (vitamin b9) cheapest price, serious summary. If you’ve got more time, watch the Lehrer NewsHour because they go into the issues in depth.

I know people are busy, Folic acid (vitamin b9) order, but you have to take the time to inform yourself. There’s not really any easy way to inject knowledge into yourself without taking the time. You just have to say to yourself, this affects your life; it affects the life of your children, even more importantly for women. And you don’t want other people making your decisions for you.

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