NRSC's Ensign Admits Colleagues Not Helping Sununu and Others
by: Dean Barker
Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:49:11 AM EDT
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Somebody call NRSC chair John Ensign a whaaaambulance:
The Senate Republican campaign committee's motto from early on in the 2008 cycle has been "Two Seats" - the net gain it needs in November to retake the majority.
But a resigned National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman John Ensign (Nev.) said this week that goal is a "very long stretch" at this point, and he conceded that recruitment failures and an unhelpful Senate GOP conference have hindered his efforts in what was already a perilous cycle.
...Ensign said about half of the Senate's 49 GOP members are "not even close" to being on pace to raise the amount of money they are expected to for the committee and fellow candidates. The members are expected to raise between $750,000 and $3 million, depending on seniority and stature.
So, to sum up: Sununu's fellow GoOPers aren't too interested in helping him out, and they don't expect to be in the majority anyway. So why on earth would we want both of our senators in the minority? Yet another reason for to be working hard for Jeanne.
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