Representative Tom Davis, Republican of Virginia and former leader of
his party’s Congressional campaign committee, issued a dire warning
that the Republican Party had been severely damaged, in no small part
because of its identification with President Bush.
Mr. Davis said that, unless Republican candidates changed course, they
could lose 20 seats in the House and 6 in the Senate.
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The result in Mississippi, and what Republicans said was a surge in
African-American turnout, suggested that Mr. Obama might have the
effect of putting into play Southern seats that were once solidly
Republican, rather than dragging down Democratic candidates.
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The special election results left Democrats and Republicans in rare
agreement about one thing:
President Bush looms as a drag on Republicans.
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Scott Reed, a former chief of staff to the Republican National
Committee, said the defeat would dampen fund-raising. “Republican
leader****p needs to really take a good look in the mirror,” Mr. Reed
said.
“They’re taking the party off the cliff.”
From The New York Times, 5/15/08:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/politics/15repubs.html?em&ex=1210996800&en=5cb3725262e6dd07&ei=5087%0A
Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and CARL HULSE
WA****NGTON —
The Republican defeat in a special Congressional contest in
Mississippi sent waves of apprehension across an already troubled
party Wednesday, with some senior Republicans urging Congressional
candidates to distance themselves from President Bush to head off what
could be heavy losses in the fall.
The victory by Travis Childers, a conservative Democrat elected in a
once-steadfast Republican district on Tuesday, was the third defeat of
a Republican in a special Congressional race this year.
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They're gonna hafta pull that "R" from the side of their names too
Harry
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