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Key Mississippi Loss Rattles Republicans

Posted May 15, 08 6:57 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – This week's mauling of the GOP candidate in a special Mississippi election marked the third time this year that a "safe" Republican seat was lost to the Democrats, and GOP bigwigs are sweating about how that bodes for November, the New York Times reports. The party had banked that the Barack Obama connection would turn voters off Democrat Travis Childers, but found President Bush was a far greater liability for GOP candidate Greg Davis.

House Republicans held a tense meeting the morning after the loss to demand their party find a way to stave off a thrashing in the fall and discuss "rebranding" exercises. “When you lose three of these in a row you have to take a hard look and ask if there is something wrong with your product,” said a party leader.

Source New York Times

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A big loss in Mississippi on Tuesday has House Republicans seriously worried about the election this fall.   (Shutterstock)
Flanked by family and friends, Travis Childers delivers his victory speech in the at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Miss., Tuesday night May 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Michael H. Miller)
Vice President Dick Cheney and Republican candidate Greg Davis, left, wave to the audience at an election rally in Southaven, Miss. Davis lost.   (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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