''Of course it alarms me to see [Bush's] poll figures below the safe margins,'' said Ruth Griffin, co-chair of Bush's 2000 campaign steering committee in New Hampshire. ''If he isn't concerned, and we strong believers in the Bush administration aren't concerned, we must have blinders on.''
''We've got nine Democrats out there beating up on him. That's the problem,'' said Joyce Terhes of Maryland, a member of the 165-person RNC.
''This guerrilla warfare is disturbing,'' said former Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt, an RNC member from Arkansas.
A recent CNN-Time poll found that 47 percent view Bush as a leader they can trust, down from 56 percent in March. A thin majority of voters said they harbor doubts about his leadership.
Bush has refused to shoulder any blame himself, drawing criticism from some GOP officials who fear he may damage his image as a straight-shooting, buck-stops-here leader.
It's interesting to hear a Republican say nine Democrats beating up on Bush is a problem, since the CW seems to be that the Democrats should unify around one candidate as soon as possible.
Anyhow, it looks like the misLeader concept is getting traction. Here again is the MoveOn.Org button for contributions to get that ad on the air.