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  • Republicans forced to turn to their nemesis: John McCain

    05/11/2008 2:03:25 PM PDT · by The_Republican · 46 replies · 92+ views
    iht.com ^ | May 11th, 2008 | Albert R. Hunt
    Republicans in the U.S. Congress are petrified about a November debacle, a fear stoked on May 3, when they lost their second straight special election in a district held by Republicans. The party's fundamental situation is terrible: Republicans are saddled with an enormously unpopular president, a war, a troubled economy and a Democratic opposition that's being energized by important constituent groups. "The generics are as bad as anytime since I have been here," said Representative Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican and one of the most politically astute members of Congress in either party. Davis, a 14-year veteran, is retiring this...