In Final Weeks, G.O.P. Focuses on Best Bets -Good article that

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shows how much in disarray the GOP really is!

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/us/politics/16spend.html?hp&ex=1161057600&en=4ab375783b7dff54&ei=5094&partner=homepage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 — Senior Republican leaders have concluded that Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio, a pivotal state in this year’s fierce midterm election battles, is likely to be heading for defeat and are moving to reduce financial support for his race and divert party money to other embattled Republican senators, party officials said.

Republicans are now pinning their hopes of holding the Senate on three states — Missouri, Tennessee and, with Ohio off the table, probably Virginia — while trying to hold on to the House by pouring money into districts where Republicans have a strong historical or registration advantage, party officials said Sunday. Republicans also said they would run advertisements in New Jersey this week to test the vulnerability of Senator Robert Menendez, one of the few Democrats who appear endangered.

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Even before this development, Republicans had been bracing for the defeat of three sitting Republican senators: Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Conrad Burns of Montana and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, based on polling.

The entire article paints a poor, but disorganized picture of the GOP!

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They've started running attack ads on Tammy Duckworth

They're counting on scaring everyone before Halloween with a big ole "Liberal Democrat" mantra. The only thing they're being honest about is that it is paid for the the National Republican Party. Oh, and not a word about who the GOP candidate is. His name is not mentioned in any way, shape, or form.

How odd! They apparently don't care who their candidate is; Just don't vote for a "Liberal Democrat".

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1. The campaign against Menendez is vicious

I haven't been paying much attention to this race but I am in the radio and TV market so I do hear and see the ads.