GOP Leaders Worried Bush Dissatisfaction, War, Lackluster Candidates Will Prevent '08 Win

GOP Leaders Worried Bush Dissatisfaction, War, Lackluster Candidates Will Prevent '08 Win

Republican leaders across the country say they are growing increasingly anxious about their party's chances of holding the White House, citing public dissatisfaction with President Bush, the political fallout from the war in Iraq and the problems their leading presidential candidates are having generating enthusiasm among conservative voters.

In interviews on Tuesday, the Republicans said they were concerned about signs of despondency among party members and fund-raisers, reflected in polls and the Democratic fund-raising advantage in the first quarter of the year. Many party leaders expressed worry that the party's presidential candidates faced a tough course without some fundamental shift in the political dynamic.

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