AP: GOP Candidates Keeping Bush Under Wraps

[Eugene]

GOP Candidates Keeping Bush Under Wraps

By JENNIFER LOVEN
The Associated Press
Saturday, September 23, 2006; 1:49 PM

WASHINGTON -- Since President Bush's approval rating sank to the lowest level
of his presidency in May, nearly six in 10 of his appearances helping Republican
candidates have been closed to all media coverage.

Unlike his barnstorming leading up to the 2002 congressional elections, when he
was more popular and the divisive Iraq war had not begun, Bush has yet to hold
a single traditional campaign-style rally for one of his party's hopefuls this
election cycle.

Every one of his events for GOP gubernatorial, House and Senate candidates has
been to raise money from faithful Republican donors _ not to urge support among
the broader voting public.

The GOP's control of Congress is in danger. The tendency of many Republican
candidates to keep their president under wraps is represented starkly in Bush's
schedule in the week ahead.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300395.html

[Dr.Phool]

1. The smell of sulphur was pretty thick in Tampa, Thursday.

El Chimpo Diablo was in town, raising money for Repukes.

[zalinda]

2. I got a pamphlet from a candidate

I looked all over the place to see what party he was from, no mention. Then I saw the return address.....New York State Republican Committee. That pretty much says it all..........they're ashamed.

zalinda

[senseandsensibility]

3. Good.

Are the corporate news readers talking about this at all. I mean, when they take a breath from screaming terra, terra, terra, chavez, terra, chavez?