Reply #13: yes and no [View All]

[Kellanved]

The clear anti-war course made the SPD the better choice for many people who would have voted for the PDS otherwise.
So, while the votes gained by the opposition to the Iraq war weren't that many, they took the PDS out of the equation.
Also, considering that Schröder won by 6,000 votes, it is pretty certain that the SPD wouldn't have won with any other position on Iraq. On the other hand, the post-election analysis showed that most voters didn't put that much importance in the issue.
The SPD has and had a sound reform plan, the CDU doesn't and didn't - that was the issue and this is still the issue.

And just like the last time around, most people (about 60%) want Schröder to win the upcoming election.