Insiders See Backlash After GOP Letter to Iran

A survey of political influentials finds that one-third of Republicans believe that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and his GOP colleagues — including several potential presidential candidates — crossed the line when they published an open letter to Iranian leaders warning about a possible nuclear deal, Politico reports.

“Democrats feel strongly that the freshman’s gambit was not just a breach of protocol — one Iowan called it ‘borderline treasonous’ — but a political ‘gift’ that neutralizes an issue where they have been potentially vulnerable.”