Is the GOP in danger of permanently losing its onetime advangage on a core electoral issue? A new poll finds that Democrats are more trusted than Republicans to handle the generic issue of "national security" — suggesting that the Iraq War has wiped out the Republican Party's edge in this area. The new Rasmussen poll asked respondents: "Which political party do you trust more to handle national security?" Forty-six percent of respondents chose the Democrats, while only 44% picked the Republicans. This isn't a single outlier, either: Rasmussen has repeatedly put the Democrats with an advantage on the issue since the Fall elections. If other pollsters confirm Rasmussen's findings, how much longer will it take before the pundits stop reflexively spouting the "Dems = Weak, GOP = Strong" narrative?