GOP to Bush - Stay Away!

Via democrats.org

Today, an article by Bloomberg News describes the numerous Republican incumbents up for re-election in November who are looking to have President Bush raise money for their campaigns but are unwilling to appear with the unpopular Commander-in-Chief.

Some key excerpts:

"Republican congressional candidates throughout the U.S. love President George W. Bush's fund-raising prowess. They just don't want to be seen in public with him....

"At the same time, some lawmakers have failed to show up by his side as he raises money in states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Maryland. Polls show that voters are unhappy with Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, energy prices and budget issues, and Democrats are looking to link Republican candidates to his record....

"'The president's poll numbers aren't good right now,' Chafee, 53, said. And Rhode Island, which backed Democratic presidential candidates Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004 is 'unfriendly territory' for Bush. 'I'm looking elsewhere,' Chafee said.... Senator Mike DeWine, a vulnerable Ohio Republican, didn't attend a speech Bush gave in his home state on the Iraq war in March and missed a health-care speech by the president in February. He did attend a private fundraiser in Ohio with Bush in February. Another is planned, DeWine said.... 'I've run for 30 years, and I've always run on my own,' DeWine said."

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