Conservatives Downplay Rifts With President

[AmyStrange]

Conservatives Downplay Rifts With President
Monday, June 07, 2004
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

FROM: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,121849,00.html
WASHINGTON — News of cracks in President Bush’s loyal party base are being downplayed by Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, while pollsters say Bush is retaining the trust and support of conservatives outside the Beltway.

" like him, they trust him and they think he’s going to do the right thing," said Washington-based pollster Dave Winston. "That doesn’t mean they agree with him 100 percent of the time. Are there going to be differences? Of course there are."

Pundits have speculated that in recent weeks differences among Republicans over administration policies have become more severe and perhaps more fundamental, particularly regarding the War on Terror

Despite a visit by Bush to Capitol Hill just before the Memorial Day break — a trip designed as a sort of pep rally to strengthen party resolve for the war — some analysts say the president needs to come up with ways to stem the bad news coming from Iraq.

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[pauliedangerously]

1. 40%

Bush could murder his mother and burn down the White House and still retain 40% of the voter base. It's the 20-30% that we're going after.

They can downplay anything they want for the media, but you can bet your ass they're they're scurrying like rats behind closed doors.

[pinto]

2. it's never the REALITY of Iraq, it's the "bad news coming from Iraq"

that seems to bother the Republican party....

(just a brief observation)

[jbfam4]

3. How sad,,,,,,,,but your statement is right on.