'Two warring nations' approach the 2004 election

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By Miles Benson
July 18, 2004

The venomous conflict of the 2004 presidential election, which has pushed leaders to surprising new levels of partisan hostility, has spread to ordinary Americans.

Intolerance of political differences is growing, expert observers say. And while Republican and Democratic activists both deplore the trend, each side blames the other.

"The anger, in my opinion, is due to Bush and his policies and his inability to articulate them," said Bob Mulholland, a Democratic national committeeman from California. "The other team has a player we all hate, and we're going to take it out on that team on the field."

Countered Republican Tom Korologos, a longtime lobbyist just sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Belgium: "The Democrats have made the president the devil, and you can't pummel him, or anybody, for that length of time without repercussions in Toledo and Salt Lake and Bakersfield."

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Benson writes about national issues for Newhouse News Service. He can be reached at [e-mail].

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1. The Democrats have made the president the devil

How does it feel? But seriously, the Democrats didn't need to make the president the devil. He did it all with the help of his friends.