While the economy will be the biggest issue, this will play a huge role.
I don’t see why one can’t address both issues. The mosque issue really sprang up and became a huge issue when Obama endorsed it, before that it wasn’t getting much coverage.
The economy will continue to be the big issue from now throughthe election. It’s not going away. Just because the GOP may oppose the ground zero mosque doesn’t mean they can’t also talk about unemployment, or the deficit, or economic issues. They can and should do both.