Bush Predicts GOP Will Hold White House

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Bush Predicts GOP Will Hold White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush predicted Monday that voters will replace him with a Republican president who will "keep up the fight" in Iraq. "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008," Bush told donors at the Republican Governors Association annual dinner, which raised a record $10.6 million for GOP gubernatorial candidates.

"And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely," Bush said. "And that is why we got to take the House, retake the Senate, and make sure our states are governed by Republican governors."
The pep talk came in the midst of a presidential campaign that largely has overshadowed Bush's final year in office. Bush has promised to be an active fundraiser, and he had no trouble slipping into enthusiastic campaign mode Monday evening.
He said Republicans still offer the bedrock positions that voters embrace: strong defense, low taxes and personal freedoms.
"When I say I'm confident, I am so because I understand the mentality of the American people," Bush said. "And I understand the mentality of our candidates. And there's no question in my mind, with your help, 2008 is going to be a great year."
Democratic governors have a 28-22 edge nationally, having regained a majority in 2006 after 12 years of GOP dominance. Eleven seats are up this year.
The Republican governors still have the financial edge, with the Republican Governors Association raising $22 million last year, to $13 million for its Democratic counterpart. That includes $9 million cash on hand for the RGA, compared to $7 million for the Democratic Governors Association.
In Congress, Democrats took control of the House and Senate in 2006. Bush has sought to remain relevant through his veto power and bully pulpit.
On Iraq, he pledged Monday that he would use his remaining time in office to make whatever decisions are needed to "make sure that we succeed in Iraq." The country has long grown weary of the war, although economic concerns have overtaken Iraq as the top concern among voters.
"I believe the American people understand that success in Iraq is necessary for the long-term security of the American people," Bush said. "And we will elect somebody to the White House who will keep up the fight to make sure Iraq is secure and free."
Republican governors, as chief executives and effective fundraisers, see themselves as the key to turning around their party.
Four of the last five presidents, including the current one, were governors.
One former Republican governor, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, remains in the presidential race, but the next president is all but certain to come from the Senate—Republican John McCain, or Democrats Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton.
About 1,400 people attended the event at the cavernous National Building Museum, where they dined on grilled shrimp, spring rolls, gumbo and crab cakes before filtering into an adjacent room to hear Bush.
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Associated Press writer Andrew Welsh-Huggins contributed to this report.
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Thoughts?
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Dang straight, it won him two terms as president.
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Exactly, its probably about 60-40 now Obama. We all tend to forget its 8 months until the election. Just think where Hillary and McCain were thought to be politically 8 months ago.
 
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Bush was confident about many things, wasn't he?
 
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I see Obama easily defeating McCain. I think the main reason ANY Democrat will beat ANY Republican is because of GWB. I voted for this guy twice and I am extremely dissapointed with him. The only thing I like is the tax cuts. This $200 million+ a DAY Iraq thing has turned so many peoples stomach that it alone has doomed any Republican. Couple that with his stance on Illegal immigration and you have traditional Republican voters (like me) that throw up their hands and say "what is the point". The dopes in this country will put that screw ball Obama in office and that is going to be a very interesting 4 years.
 
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McCain's biggest strength is he at least has a history of bi-partisan actions. Obama does not but claims to be the uniter.

Also, McCain generally does well among independents.

I think Obama is the odds on favorite but I wouldn't be surprised to see a McCain victory.
 
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volinbham said:
McCain's biggest strength is he at least has a history of bi-partisan actions. Obama does not but claims to be the uniter.

Also, McCain generally does well among independents.

I think Obama is the odds on favorite but I wouldn't be surprised to see a McCain victory.
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Obama's big test will come when he reveals he is a Muslim.

:eek:hmy:
 
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Obama will have elaborate on the "ideas" He has for the country. He will also have baggage from his past to explain.
 
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KB5252 said:
Obama will have elaborate on the "ideas" He has for the country. He will also have baggage from his past to explain.
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- higher taxes
- government healthcare
- try to appease terrorist regimes
- amnesty for all existing illegals
- no border control, so we can have even more illegals
- etc., etc., etc.

This guy has the most liberal voting record in the entire Senate. Sadly, too many people in the this country want the government to take care of them and control their lives. Those fools will doom us all.
 
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McCain is a good guy whom I respect greatly AND if he wins the White House, I will not be angry at all

With that said, I see very little chance of McCain beating Obama

Obama is going to sweep Hillary this weekend (or next week that is) and he is going to win the White House

I do NOT saying that out of rooting for Obama, just what I think will happen
 
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I think Obama has peaked very early and has yet to see the rancor of a two party debate.

He has been running against another Dem who has be sensitive to completely tearing apart his lack of any credentials and his history.

The "empty suit" stuff has just begun and will get rolling in full force soon.

I know the conventional wisdom currently says Obama can win while Hillary is more of a push with McCain, but I fully believe that Obama is the easier of the two candidates for the Republicans to defeat.
 
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I agree with BPV. I will only add that you will see nothing negative about Obama from the mainstream press when the presidential election run kicks in. These people are practically drooling over him.
 
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Obama has the benefit of running against Hillary right now... it's more of a "anyone but her" attitude as I've stated before.

I will say it AGAIN, he has come out and said he's in favor of a 50 cent tax hike on gas, as well as rolling back the Bush tax cuts. No one is picking up on this anywhere.... but we'll see in a few months. Keep in mind McCain was dead in the water, and Fred was going to be the best thing since sliced bread a while back. A lot can and will change.
 
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gasguy98 said:
I see Obama easily defeating McCain.
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McCain is leading in the latest national polls. Couple that with 6 more months of Iraq turning into a gold mine for the GOP, and I believe your statement is in fact 180 degrees off course.

gasguy98 said:
This $200 million+ a DAY Iraq thing has turned so many peoples stomach
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This thing??? By thing, I assume you mean the remarkable military feat that has been engineered by General Petraeus and Lieutenant Colonel Nagl...
 
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volsforever27 said:
Obama has the benefit of running against Hillary right now... it's more of a "anyone but her" attitude as I've stated before.

I will say it AGAIN, he has come out and said he's in favor of a 50 cent tax hike on gas, as well as rolling back the Bush tax cuts. No one is picking up on this anywhere.... but we'll see in a few months. Keep in mind McCain was dead in the water, and Fred was going to be the best thing since sliced bread a while back. A lot can and will change.
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Maybe in Tennessee, east of Jackson.
 
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