Tom Davis Memo On House GOP Revealed |
| Published: May 17, 2008, 11:08 am |
| Tags: 2008 elections, congress, republicans |
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From The Hill (H/T - Rick Sincere): Memorandum To: Republican Leadership From: Tom Davis Re: Where We Stand Today The loss of three straight special elections, in once solidly Republican districts cannot be explained simply by “bad candidates”, or by being out-organized. They are canaries in the coal mine, warning of far greater losses in the fall, if steps are not taken to remedy the current climate. These races were not in New Jersey or New England, where Republican erosion has taken place over the last decade. They were in the heart of the Bible Belt, the social conservative core of our coalition. These are areas John McCain will win easily, in November, but a Congressional GOP brand tied to George Bush is struggling. In Illinois, our flawed candidate was the hand picked choice of Speaker Hastert. In Mississippi, there was no lack of effort by the NRCC and loyal 527s to resurrect a second place finisher to a run-off victory. In Mississippi, the GOP had a destructive [ Full article ] |
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