Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  GOP Rising Stars Falling To Earth
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Party 
ContributorRP 
Last EditedRP  Jun 24, 2009 02:45pm
Logged 0
CategoryAnalysis
AuthorSteve Chaggaris
MediaTV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News
News DateWednesday, June 24, 2009 08:25:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionGov. Mark Sanford’s, R-S.C., tearful admission of an extramarital affair comes on the heels of Sen. John Ensign's, R-Nev., similar admission last week and is the second potential 2012 presidential candidate to announce such a revelation. As in the case of Ensign, it's safe to say that Sanford's future as a presidential candidate is all but over.

If there's a concern for the Republican Party, it's not that these admissions will have an effect on the various races that will take place this year and in next year's midterm elections. It's that they're losing some of their fresh faces as potential national voices.

At a time when the GOP is trying to turn the page on the drubbing they experienced in 2008, losing those numerous new voices is not the direction they want to be headed.
Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION