Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Forget the Democrats: Bush Losing Support Among Republicans
By TERESA HAMPTON & DOUG THOMPSON
Jun 18, 2004, 08:20

As President George W. Bush tries to convince an increasingly skeptical American electorate he deserves re-election in November, he also faces declining support among his Republican base amid growing discord over his foreign and domestic policies.

“The gloom among Republicans is deepening as President Bush falls behind Democratic nominee John F. Kerry,” says University of Virginia Political Science Professor Larry J. Sabato. At the heart of the gloom is Iraq. “Bush's presidency is--by his own admission--inextricably bound to Iraq, and things are going very badly there,” Sabato adds.

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