Republicans fear public has lost confidence (not The Onion)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-14-gopfallout_N.htm



By Ken Dilanian, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Republicans must regain the confidence of Americans and recast their message to voters to avoid a catastrophe in the fall congressional elections, top GOP officials said Wednesday in a stark postmortem of a loss in rural Mississippi.

Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, who runs the committee tasked with helping elect Republicans to Congress, said Tuesday's defeat in Mississippi — after losing GOP seats in other special elections in Illinois and Louisiana — was evidence that "a large section of the American people doesn't have confidence in the Republican Party."

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"The Republican message is 'no, veto, and status quo,' " said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He said Republicans couldn't win in Mississippi even though they poured $1 million into the race, sent Vice President Cheney to campaign and tried to link Democratic candidate Travis Childers to the controversy over Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's former pastor.

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"This clearly is a sign that there is no congressional district that is safe for Republican candidates who are following in the Bush shadow," said Van Hollen, whose committee has $44.3 million on hand, compared with $7.2 million for Cole's National Republican Congressional Committee.



http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-14-gopfallout_N.htm

Finally a smart Republican

The republicans in a show of solidarity have launched the "oral sex" tour to win back voters!!

"sure we have to get down on our knees, but this is about the party and regardless of what people think, we republicans stick together and do what is needed to keep the party strong...even if it means, well, you know", this statement is from a house republican member who refused to give his name.

for further information on their tour please call...

1-900-sex-tour. $1.95 for the first minute and $2.00 for every following minute.