May 19 2008
Great news for Dems
Bush plans active campaign role for GOP
WASHINGTON - President Bush will help Republican John McCain raise money later this month in Arizona. Beyond that, the White House isn’t saying how much the two will campaign together.
The White House on Monday sidestepped a question about how much Bush will campaign with McCain but said the president would actively hit the trail in support of Republican candidates despite his low approval ratings and questions about whether his presence would help or hurt the likely GOP nominee.
“The president believes very strongly that, if we get out and take our message to voters, that we can be successful,” said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel.
Bush, who has not been with McCain since a Rose Garden event on March 5, will appear with the Arizona senator at a fundraiser May 27 in Phoenix.
Asked at the daily White House news briefing whether one could expect to see a lot of Bush and McCain together, Stanzel said: “I think you’ll see the president out on the campaign trail quite a bit. We’ll keep you posted on their events that they may have together.”
The Democrats could not possibly ask for more.
2 Responses to “Great news for Dems”
You can see it in his eyes…McCain is thinking “oh shit”
You know who has a lower approval rating than President Bush?
The Democrat-controlled Congress. Yet, for some reason, that doesn’t mean anything when they’re out supporting each other.
I don’t deny that President Bush endorsing McCain will hurt McCain in some people’s eyes, but I’d think having Biden or Pelosi yapping their mouth in support of someone would hurt them too.