Monday, October 30, 2006
Bush 'Still Hot Commodity'
President Bush still has star power -- even the New York Times thinks so.
In a story headlined, "Bush Still a Hot Commodity in Some Places," the paper wrote:
"For all the talk about the political baggage that President Bush carries this year, his stop in Indiana on Saturday showed that he could still turn on — and, White House strategists say, turn out — the most faithful party voters.
"Women screamed his name, men chanted "U.S.A.,” and no one doubted that the 4,000 people packed into a high school gymnasium for a rally in Sellersburg were primed to urge friends and neighbors to vote Nov. 7 for Representative Mike Sodrel, who won his seat by just 1,300 votes two years ago.
"The scene will repeat itself over and over before Nov. 7, as President Bush plunges into a blitz of rallies for embattled candidates. ...
"The appearances buck the conventional wisdom that Mr. Bush is such a pariah to Republicans that he cannot be of much use on the campaign trail."
Bush is scheduled to campaign for GOP candidates in Georgia, Montana, Nevada and Texas in the next few days.
President Bush still has star power -- even the New York Times thinks so.
In a story headlined, "Bush Still a Hot Commodity in Some Places," the paper wrote:
"For all the talk about the political baggage that President Bush carries this year, his stop in Indiana on Saturday showed that he could still turn on — and, White House strategists say, turn out — the most faithful party voters.
"Women screamed his name, men chanted "U.S.A.,” and no one doubted that the 4,000 people packed into a high school gymnasium for a rally in Sellersburg were primed to urge friends and neighbors to vote Nov. 7 for Representative Mike Sodrel, who won his seat by just 1,300 votes two years ago.
"The scene will repeat itself over and over before Nov. 7, as President Bush plunges into a blitz of rallies for embattled candidates. ...
"The appearances buck the conventional wisdom that Mr. Bush is such a pariah to Republicans that he cannot be of much use on the campaign trail."
Bush is scheduled to campaign for GOP candidates in Georgia, Montana, Nevada and Texas in the next few days.
