GOP Donors might desert Romney?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Political guru Charlie Cook sees the presidential race looking more and more like 1996, when Bob Dole's challenge to the incumbent Bill Clinton began to falter in September. As the forecasts got worse, the money dried up and the forecasts got even worse as it all went downhill. Cook believes that unless Romney can turn things around quickly, the donors, RNC, NRSC, and NRCC, may de facto adopt as their slogan: "Give us money so we can control Congress and block Obama during his second term." It's not a message Romney wants to hear. It could also backfire if enough discouraged Republicans don't feel like standing in line to vote for someone they expect to lose. As an aside, Dole still retains his famous sense of humor after his loss and move from elections to erections. For evidence, see this piece he wrote yesterday about his life since 1996.

http://electoral-vote.com/

http://www.nationaljournal.com/columns/cook-report/the-cook-report-shades-of-1996-20120927

[zbdent]

1. People tend to forget that, after the 1994 wave of Repugs (and Newt's thunderous ovation as he

"ascended to the throne&quot , ...

The Repugs kept losing ground in the House and Senate, to the point where it was 50-50 in the Senate 1/3/2001, and barely a majority in the House by the 2000 election.

[cyclezealot]

2. Don't forget the fears of donors such as Sheldon Adelson.

Their corruption is of a legal nature.. Romney's Department of Justice is more likely to overlook Adelson 's legal problems overseas than Obama's DOJ. Adelson and the Kochs will stick it out no matter what.