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Crackup? Not So Fast.
Third, we are told Democrats have raised more money. You will search in vain for a similar declaration of last rites for the Democrats in 2000 when Republicans outraised them. And having more money doesn't decide the contest. Consider 2004, when Democratic presidential candidates, committees and 527s outspent their Republican counterparts by $124 million—and lost. Besides, the RNC has nearly eight times the cash on hand as the DNC. Just a month has passed since voting began, and nine months remain before November. Let's see what happens to Republican bank accounts as the year goes on.
Maybe we are not seeing the crackup of the GOP. Rather, America is more likely to be at the start of an intense and exciting election. The contest will be hard fought, the actions of the candidates each day hugely significant. It's far too early to draw sweeping conclusions about the health of either party; the presidential race, after all, has barely begun. Lots of surprises lie ahead.
Rove, Former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff for President Bush, is a NEWSWEEK contributor.
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Posted By: Broflo @ 02/18/2008 12:08:50 AM
Comment: Why do you call my comment 'spam'? Don't I have the right to express my views? Perhaps you are one of those that don't care for the Constitution and that's why can't stand Ron Paul and disrespect him by what you call him. By the way, I'm a Mexican-American, born in this great country and love it; and I believe that Ron Paul is the only true American that brings hope to America. If he is not elected as President, prepared to lose your feedom...... God have mercy on us!
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Comment: When are the Paulbots going to go away? Spamming every conceivable internet forum about that crackpot racist misogynist goon is getting very old.
Posted By: redheaded blue girl @ 02/15/2008 1:49:54 PM
Comment: Oh Karl. Listening to you is like listening to the last painful wheezes of the last dinosaur on the planet. You, your President, your party, your time - all done. Done, and soon gone. Can't happen too soon. Buh-bye.