All signs point toward the growing desperation of the Republican Party. The news over that past week has been rife with over-the-top rants from John McCain and whining from his cohorts over the amount of press Senator Obama's trip to the Middle East has received. Overall, McCain's gaffe-filled week matched up with Obama's presidential strolls, speeches, and meetings with foreign leaders speaks to the steep hill that the Republicans must climb heading into November.
USA Today reported yesterday (Monday, July 21, 2008) that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has raised $41.2 million so far this year and have $54.7 million cash on hand as of June 30. The National Republican Congressional Committee, in contrast, have raised $30.8 million so far this year and had only $8.5 million cash on hand as of June 30.
And that is on the national level.
Looking at the state and local levels, the picture doesn't get any better for the Republicans. Several states are reporting record fundraising and voter registrations by the Democrats while Republicans lag behind. For example, The Des Moines Register on Monday, July 21,2008, reported that the Republican Party of Iowa raised $142,036 from May 15 to July 14, while the Iowa Democratic Party raised $616,938. The Republicans had $138,961 in the bank, while Democrats had $568,875.
Add to that, registered Democrats in Iowa now outnumber Republicans by more than 90,000, the biggest GOP deficit in almost 20 years. If these Democratic voters turn out in November, it indicates that Iowa will turn blue for Obama and turn several state and local positions over to Democrats.
With numbers like this and no cohesive campaign strategy, it is no wonder we are seeing desperate behavior from McCain. He just isn't "getting it up" for his party.
In the meantime, Obama is bringing voters into and over to the Democratic party and instigating a positive ripple effect for other Democratic candidates around the nation.
Not even Viagra can help McCain's campaign right now!
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