Democrats Turn To Traditional Issues« Thread Started on Oct 9, 2007, 9:04pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats Turn To Traditional IssuesPolitico: Health Care, Housing, Other Social Issues Replace Iraq On Congress' AgendaComments 2Oct. 9, 2007(The Politico) By The Politico's Marty Kady II read at source> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/ ... gressional Democrats rode anti-war sentiment to victory last fall - but they are staking their success in the final months of this year’s calendar on more traditional domestic issues amid concern that the war may not be the potent political issue it once was by Election Day 2008. With few Iraq votes expected in the next several weeks - a marked departure from the first nine months of the new Democratic-controlled Congress - Democrats are trying to build an agenda that’s heavy on health care, community policing, housing, tax reform and other issues.