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And I thought Republican committees at the federal level were in trouble.
At a time when the GOP presidential nominee will need more assistance than ever, a number of state Republican parties are struggling through troubled times, suffering from internal strife, poor fundraising, onerous debt, scandal or voting trends that are conspiring to relegate the local branches of the party to near-irrelevance.
In some of the largest, smallest, reddest and bluest states in the nation, many state Republican organizations are still reeling in the aftermath of the devastating 2006 election cycle, raising questions about how much grassroots help the state parties will be able to deliver to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain.
The state party woes are especially ill-timed since McCain will face a Democratic nominee who may be considerably better funded and organized, and since Republicans will be facing an energized Democratic party that is shattering primary election turnout records.
Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party was surprisingly candid about the state of affairs for state affiliates: “After 12 years of being in power, you tend to get fat and lazy, and in some cases arrogant with respect to your positions. There is no doubt that we have had people who have gotten caught up in both illegal activities and immoral activities and none of that helps the party as a whole. If you go back to 2006 most people would agree that not only did we lose our brand, that we damaged our brand significantly. We are clearly rebuilding.”
Of course, “rebuilding” in the midst of a competitive presidential campaign is a little tricky.(Read the rest of this story…)
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Most of those who famed the Republican Party are in jail. If they would release Jack Abramoff things might turn around. Look the Republicans played the Indian people for fools and stole their money with the help of the Church. The Christian Religious groups brought that line that God wanted Bush in office. Like followers Americans believed what ever was told and even give money in the name of God. Only to find out Satan was in charge. Now it's hard to face the fact you were played for fools so Americans continue to act like their clueless. But this recession and those who have lost their homes and jobs have woke up, others will follow as they lose what they have too.
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