The War's Effect on Elections

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Airdate: Friday, November 3, 2006, at 8:30 p.m. on PBS.
(Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html.)

Will the Iraq war drive voter choices? This time on NOW.

With less than a week to go before the election, it's clear no single issue will have more impact than the war in Iraq. On November 3 at 8:30 pm, NOW goes to one of the most pro-war districts in the country - the Texas 31st - to see how townsfolk deeply affected by our presence in Iraq are expressing their feelings at the ballot box. This solidly-red district is home to Fort Hood, the largest active duty army base in America, and almost everyone living there has a personal connection to the war. Is the war in Iraq changing the minds of even the most entrenched voters?

"Everybody here has felt the pain of what's going on," Jerry Morris, a district resident and retired Army Major told NOW. "So I think people here are more willing to say, 'maybe we need to rethink what we're doing.'"

Also, an insightful interview with writer Andrew Sullivan, looking ahead to Tuesday's election. This time on NOW.

Note: Starting this Friday, the NOW website at www.pbs.org/now will feature web-exclusive reports about US congressional candidates from Texas who've made the war a centerpiece of their campaigns, on opposite sides of the issue.

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