Blitzer cited "this notion that the Democrats are weak when it comes to national security" -- not according to polling

SUMMARY: In response to Cybercast News Service editor-in-chief Terry Jeffrey's statement that "[i]f the Democrats in the Senate want to ban the procedure by which we got vital information out of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Harry Reid ought to put up a bill right now that says: 'Waterboarding is forbidden. What we did to Khalid Shaikh Mohammed may not be done again.' " CNN's Wolf Blitzer replied: "It sort of reinforces this notion that the Democrats are weak when it comes to national security. That's been a very successful strategy for the Republicans for decades now." In fact, polling shows that the public is split on which party is better on handling terrorism, with some polls showing Democrats with a slight lead.

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